Rectal surgery for endometriosis - Should we be aggressive?

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-189

  Varol, Nesrin ^a,b,c,f   Maher, Peter ^a,c,d   Healey, Martin ^a,b,c   Woods, Rod ^a,b,c   Wood, Carl ^c,e   Hill, David ^a,b,c   Lolatgis, Nick ^b,c   Tsaltas, Jim ^c  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b EPWORTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Cliveden Hill Private Hospital   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECTUM; RECTUM SURGERY; RECURRENCE RISK; REOPERATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0042335985     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(05)60296-4     Document Type: Article

References (22)

1. Gray LA: Endometriosis. Clin Obstet Gynecol 3:472-479, 1960
2. Ranney B: Etiology, prevention, and inhibition of endometriosis of the colon. Clin Obstet Gynecol 23:875-883, 1980
3. Markham SM, Carpenter SE, Rock JA: Extrapelvic endometriosis. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 16:193-219, 1989
4. Rawson JM: Prevalence of endometriosis in asymptomatic women. J Reprod Med 36:513-515, 1991
5. Prystowsky JB, Stryker SJ, Ujiki GT, et al: Gastrointestinal endometriosis. Arch Surg 123:855-858, 1988
6. Redwine DB: Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis (LAPEX) by sharp dissection. In Laparoscopic Appearances of Endometriosis. Edited by DC Martin, DB Redwine, H Reich, et al. Memphis, Resurge Press, pp 9-19, 1990
7. Barbieri RL: The use of danazol as a treatment of endometriosis. In Modern Approaches to Endometriosis. Edited by E Thomas, J Rock. London, Kluwert Academic Publishers, pp 239-256, 1991
8. Coronado C, Franklin R, Lotze E, et al: Surgical treatment of symptomatic colorectal endometriosis. Fertil Steril 53: 411-416, 1990
9. Redwine DB: Laparoscopic en bloc resection for treatment of the obliterated cul-de-sac in endometriosis. J Reprod Med 37:695-698, 1992
10. Feinberg SM, Parker F, Cohen Z, et al: The double stapling technique for low anterior resection of rectal carcinoma. Dis Colon Rectum 29:885-890, 1986
11. Reich H: Endometriosis. In Textbook of Laparoscopy. Edited by JF Hulka, H Reich. Philadelphia, WB Saunders, pp 211-217, 1994
12. Redwine DB: Conservative laparoscopic excision of endometriosis by sharp dissection: Life table analysis of reoperation and persistent or recurrent disease. Fertil Steril 56:628-634, 1991
13. Reich H, McGlynn F, Salvat J: Laparoscopic treatment of cul-de-sac obliteration secondary to rectocervical deep fibrotic endometriosis. J Reprod Med 36:516-522, 1991
14. Bailey HR, Ott MT, Hartendorp P: Aggressive surgical management for advanced colorectal endometriosis. Dis Colon Rectum 37:747-753, 1994
15. Redwine DB, Perez JJ: Pelvic pain syndrome: Endometriosis and midline dysmenorrhoea. In Principles of Laparoscopic Surgery - Basic and Advanced Techniques. Edited by ME Arregui, RJ Fitzgibbons, N Kathouda, et al. New York, Springer-Verlag, pp 545-558, 1995
16. Counsellor VS: Surgical procedures involved in the treatment of endometriosis. Surg Gynecol Obstet 89:322, 1949
17. Varol N, Maher P, Woods R: Laparoscopic management of intestinal endometriosis. J Am Assoc Gynecol Laparosc 7:405-409, 2000
18. Sharpe DR, Redwine DB: Laparoscopic segmental resection of the sigmoid and rectosigmoid colon for endometriosis. Surg Laparosc Endosc 2:120-124, 1992
19. Redwine D, Koning M, Sharpe D: Laparoscopically assisted transvaginal segmental resection of the rectosigmoid colon for endometriosis. Fertil Steril 65:193-197, 1996
20. Nezhat C, Pennington E, Nezhat F, et al: Laparoscopically assisted anterior rectal wall resection and reanastomosis for deeply infiltrating endometriosis. Surg Laparosc Endosc 1:106-108, 1991
21. Nezhat F, Nezhat C, Pennington E, et al: Laparoscopic segmental resection for infiltrating endometriosis of the rectosigmoid: A preliminary report. Surg Laparosc Endosc 2:212-216, 1992
22. Garry R: Laparoscopic excision of endometriosis: The treatment of choice? Br J Obstet Gynaecol 104:513-515, 1997