Fertility after laparoscopic management of deep endometriosis infiltrating the uterosacral ligaments

Laparoscopic treatment of deep endometriosis located on the uterosacral ligaments.

The goal of this study was to assess the efficiency of laparoscopic surgical treatment of pain for patients presenting deep endometriosis located on the uterosacral ligaments. To this end we analysed a continuous series of 21 patients treated by laparoscopic surgery between January 1993 and June 1994. In all these cases treatment consisted of resection of all the uterosacral ligament(s) present...

Laparoscopic rectal resection of deep infiltrating endometriosis.

PURPOSE Deep infiltrating endometriosis with colorectal involvement is a complex disorder, often requiring segmental bowel resection. Complete removal of all visible lesions is considered the adequate treatment of infiltrating endometriosis in order to reduce recurrence. In this article, we describe our experience with laparoscopic management of deep infiltrating endometriosis with involvement ...

Does laparoscopic management of deep infiltrating endometriosis improve quality of life? A prospective study

BACKGROUND Deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can affect importantly patients' quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of the laparoscopic management of DIE on QOL after six months from treatment. METHODS It is a prospective cohort study. In a tertiary care university hospital, between April 2008 and December 2009, 100 patients underwent laparoscopic manageme...

Laparoscopic Fertility Sparing Management of Cervical Cancer

Comparison of Laparoscopic Anterior Discoid Resection and Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection of Deep Infiltrating Rectosigmoid Endometriosis

OBJECTIVE To compare laparoscopic anterior discoid resection (ADR) with low anterior resection (LAR). METHODS This is a retrospective review of a cohort (Canadian Task Force classification II-2) of patients undergoing laparoscopic ADR or LAR at a university hospital. Chart review and telephone questionnaires were conducted to examine long-term outcomes. Preoperative and operative findings, s...