Introduction Colorectal involvement occurs in up to 12% of cases of endometriosis. Various surgical options for its management have been described, including segmental resection and disc excision, with debate surrounding indications for sur…
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Background The aim of this paper is to review the results of radical surgical excision of rectal endometriosis. Methods All cases of endometriosis involving the rectum treated by a single colorectal surgeon were identified from a prospectiv…
A woman with a history of numerous surgical episodes for treatment of aggressive endometriosis experienced rectal symptoms. She was prepared for the possibility of laparotomy with or without colostomy to relieve her symptoms. After extensiv…
Intestinal involvement by endometriosis traditionally required open laparotomy for bowel resection and anastomosis. Operative laparoscopy may offer the most effective form of treatment for these women. Two women with endometriosis of the re…
The details of surgical techniques for laparoscopic removal of endometriosis and adenomyosis are described briefly in textbooks and gynaecological journal articles. We have described a wide variety of techniques for the various procedures r…