In:
BioMed Research International, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 2014 ( 2014), p. 1-5
Abstract:
Background . Laparoscopic bowel resections for endometriosis are safe and effective but only short-term follow-up has been evaluated. In the present study long-term outcome in terms of intestinal and urinary function, fertility, chronic pain, and recurrence was assessed. Materials and Methods . From January 2002 to December 2010 nine hundred patients underwent laparoscopic bowel resection for endometriosis, and on 774 (86%) a questionnaire was administered. Patients were divided into 3 groups on the strength of the operation date. Postoperative diarrhea, constipation, rectal bleeding, tenesmus, dyschezia, dysuria, dyspareunia, fertility, and recurrence of disease were assessed. Results . The median follow-up was 54 months (range 1–120). All the evaluated symptoms significantly improved over time, with P = 0.0001 for dyspareunia, constipation, and pelvic pain and P = 0.004 for diarrhea. Nonsignificant improvement was reported for dysuria and rectal bleeding (with P = 0.452 and P = 0.097 , resp.). Conclusions . The present results confirm that bowel resections for endometriosis are correlated with an acceptable complication rate even at long-term follow-up and that symptoms significantly improve over time, except for rectal bleeding and dysuria, the latter associated with a neurological damage.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2314-6133
,
2314-6141
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2698540-8
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