Volume 109, Issue 6, Pages 1079–1085.e1
Authors:
Aurélie Vallée, M.D., Stéphane Ploteau, M.D., Carole Abo, M.D., Emanuela Stochino-Loi, M.D., Salwa Moatassim-Drissa, M.D., Noémie Marty, M.D., Benjamin Merlot, M.D., Horace Roman, M.D., Ph.D.
Abstract:
Objective
To report postoperative outcomes after surgery for deep endometriosis without involvement of the digestive or urinary tracts.
Design
Retrospective study using data prospectively recorded in the North-West Inter Regional Female Cohort for Patients with Endometriosis (CIRENDO) database.
Setting
University tertiary referral center.
Patient(s)
One hundred thirty consecutive patients whose follow-up ranged from 1 to 6 years.
Intervention(s)
Laparoscopic excision of deep endometriosis nodules.
Main Outcome Measure(s)
Postoperative complications were recorded in the CIRENDO database and medical charts. Postoperative digestive function was assessed using standardized gastrointestinal questionnaires: the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index and the Knowles-Eccersley-Scott Symptom Questionnaire.
Result(s)
Deep endometriosis nodules involved uterosacral ligaments, rectovaginal space, and vagina and spared the bowel, the bladder, and the ureters. Nodule size was <1 cm, 1–3 cm, and >3 cm in diameter in 20.8%, 64.6%, and 14.6% of cases, respectively. Clavien-Dindo 1, 2, and 3b complications occurred in 0.8%, 4.6%, and 5.4% of cases, respectively. Among Clavien-Dindo 3b complications, most involved pelvic hematoma. Gastrointestinal scores revealed significant improvement in digestive function or defecation pain at 1 and 3 years after surgery. The pregnancy rate was, respectively, 43.3% and 56.7% at 1 and 3 years postoperatively, among which 66.7% and 64.7% were spontaneous conceptions.
Conclusion(s)
Our data suggest that surgery for deep endometriosis without involvement of the digestive or urinary tracts provides a low rate of postoperative complications and satisfactory fertility outcomes.
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