Guillaume Savoye

Pathophysiological approach to bowel dysfunction after segmental colorectal resection for deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum: a preliminary study

Are digestive symptoms in women presenting with pelvic endometriosis specific to lesion localizations? A preliminary prospective study†

Background: complaints of defecation disorders in older patients living at home is an emerging problem. Little is known about radiological examination of this population. Objective: this study aimed to analyse the yield of defecography in w…

The relationship between deep fibrotic endometriosis of the rectum and digestive symptoms as well as the impact of surgical treatment on digestive complaints appears increasingly complex. With the exception of cases in which the disease lea…

ObjectiveTo compare delayed digestive outcomes in women managed by two different surgical philosophies: a radical approach mainly related to colorectal resection, and a conservative approach involving rectal shaving and rectal nodule excisi…

STUDY QUESTION: What are the types and frequency of digestive symptoms in patients with different localizations of pelvic endometriosis and which specific symptoms are related to rectal stenosis? SUMMARY ANSWER: There is a high prevalence o…

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BACKGROUND: Colorectal segmental resection is performed worldwide in a majority of women presenting with symptomatic deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum. The aim of the present study was to investigate the pathophysiological mechanis…

Two surgical approaches are usually employed in the treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum (DIER): colorectal resection removing the rectal segment affected by the disease, and nodule excision either without opening the …