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JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 6, Pages 1059-1067Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2015.05.023
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Colorectal resection; Endometriosis; Occlusion; Stenosis; Subocclusion
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- G4 Group (University Hospital of Rouen)
- G4 Group (University Hospital of Lille)
- G4 Group (University Hospital of Amiens)
- G4 Group (University Hospital of Caen)
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Objective: To discuss the risk of bowel occlusion or subocclusion in patients with pregnancy wish and deep colorectal endometriosis, when surgery is postponed until after conception. Design: A prospective series of consecutive patients managed for occlusion or subocclusion between January 2012 and January 2015 (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). Deep endometriosis had previously been diagnosed in all patients; however, they were advised to postpone surgery until after conception. Setting: University tertiary referral center. Patients: Twelve women with bowel occlusion or subocclusion due to deep endometriosis and desiring pregnancy. Intervention: Surgical management including colorectal resection. Main Outcome Measures: Digestive symptoms, including standardized gastrointestinal questionnaires and preoperative imaging assessment of deep endometriosis. Results: The patients enrolled in the series represent 5% of 241 patients with colorectal endometriosis managed over 37 consecutive months. Major digestive complaints were bloating, defecation pain, constipation, liquid stools, and a feeling of incomplete stool evacuation. The median length of digestive tract stenosis was 50 mm (range, 20-100 mm). In 8 patients (67%), computed tomography based virtual colonoscopy revealed a virtual digestive lumen. The median length of colorectal specimen removed was 120 mm (range, 60-200 mm). Three patients (25%) had Clavien-Dindo Mb and IVa postoperative complications with favorable outcomes within up to 20 days after surgery. Conclusion: Given the risk of bowel occlusion or subocclusion in young patients with colorectal endometriosis, an exhaustive assessment of deep disease and advice at a tertiary referral center appears to be mandatory before prioritizing primary in vitro fertilization instead of primary surgery. (C) 2015 AAGL. All rights reserved.
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