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- Title
Full-Thickness Excision versus Shaving by Laparoscopy for Intestinal Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: Rationale and Potential Treatment Options.
- Authors
Laganà, Antonio Simone; Vitale, Salvatore Giovanni; Trovato, Maria Antonietta; Palmara, Vittorio Italo; Rapisarda, Agnese Maria Chiara; Granese, Roberta; Sturlese, Emanuele; De Dominici, Rosanna; Alecci, Stefano; Padula, Francesco; Chiofalo, Benito; Grasso, Roberta; Cignini, Pietro; D’Amico, Paolo; Triolo, Onofrio
- Abstract
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial mucosa (glands and stroma) abnormally implanted in locations other than the uterine cavity. Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) is considered the most aggressive presentation of the disease, penetrating more than 5 mm in affected tissues, and it is reported in approximately 20% of all women with endometriosis. DIE can cause a complete distortion of the pelvic anatomy and it mainly involves uterosacral ligaments, bladder, rectovaginal septum, rectum, and rectosigmoid colon. This review describes the state of the art in laparoscopic approach for DIE with a special interest in intestinal involvement, according to recent literature findings. Our attention has been focused particularly on full-thickness excision versus shaving technique in deep endometriosis intestinal involvement. Particularly, the aim of this paper is clarifying from the clinical and methodological points of view the best surgical treatment of deep intestinal endometriosis, since there is no standard of care in the literature and in different surgical settings. Indeed, this review tries to suggest when it is advisable to manage the full-thickness excision or the shaving technique, also analyzing perioperative management, main complications, and surgical outcomes.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of endometriosis; ENDOMETRIOSIS; GENITOURINARY organs; INTESTINES; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGAMENTS; PELVIS; SURGICAL complications; WOMEN'S health; DISEASE relapse; TREATMENT effectiveness; PERIOPERATIVE care
- Publication
BioMed Research International, 2016, Vol 2016, p1
- ISSN
2314-6133
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2016/3617179