Postoperative complications after bowel endometriosis surgery by shaving, disc excision, or segmental resection: a three-arm comparative analysis of 364 consecutive cases

Carole Abo, Abo C, Moatassim S, Salwa Moatassim, S. Moatassim, Noemie Marty, Marty N, N Marty, Mathilde Saint Ghislain, Saint Ghislain M, Emmanuel Huet, Huet E, Bridoux V, Valérie Bridoux, Jean‐Jacques Tuech, Jean Jacques Tuech, Tuech JJ, Horace Roman
Fertility and sterility · 2018 · vol. 109(1) , pp. 172–178.e1 · doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.10.001 · PMID:29307394 · W2782197149
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This comparative analysis of 364 bowel endometriosis surgeries found significant differences in complication rates between shaving, disc excision, and segmental resection techniques.

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ObjectiveTo assess the postoperative complications related to three surgical procedures used in colorectal endometriosis: rectal shaving, disc excision, and segmental resection.DesignRetrospective comparative study using data prospectively recorded in the North-West Inter Regional Female Cohort for Patients with Endometriosis (CIRENDO) database.SettingUniversity tertiary referral center.Patient(s)A total of 364 consecutive patients with deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectosigmoid, were stratified into three arms according to the technique used.Intervention(s)All patients had a laparoscopic surgical procedure to treat bowel endometriosis: rectal shaving (145 patients), disc excision (80 patients), or segmental colorectal resection (139 patients).Main outcome measure(s)Postoperative complication rate was assessed using Clavien-Dindo classification.Result(s)Clavien 3b postoperative complications were recorded in 43 patients (11.8%), two thirds of whom were managed by segmental colorectal resection (P<.001). Fourteen cases of rectovaginal fistula (3.8%) were reported: three in the shaving arm (2.1%), three in the disc excision arm (3.7%), and eight in the segmental colorectal resection arm (5.8%) (P=.13). Twenty-four cases (6.6%) of pelvic abscess were recorded in patients free of fistula or leakage. One year after the surgery pregnancy rate (PRs) and delivery rate were comparable between patients with or without severe complications who intended to get pregnant. Three years postoperatively, the PR in infertile patients was 66.7%, with spontaneous conception in 50% of cases.Conclusion(s)Our data suggest that using a strategy prioritizing shaving, whenever it is possible, could be related to a reduction in severe complication rates. However, prudence is required before concluding that extensive disease should not be treated by segmental resection because of the risk of complications.

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Colectomy Colonic Diseases Endometriosis Laparoscopy Postoperative Complications Rectal Diseases Adult Clinical Decision-Making Colectomy Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases Databases, Factual Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Fertility Preservation France France

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