Laparoscopic Surgery for Severe Recto-vaginal Endometriosis

Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Endometriosis Rectovaginal Septum

Treatments: Procedure: Surgery for severe endometriosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02471443

15DEV0009

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the quality of life following the radical excision of recto-vaginal endometriosis.

Full description

Patients undergoing surgery for severe endometriosis with bowel involvement were asked to complete pre-operative and post operative questionnaires at 2, 6 and 12 months, then 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years post operatively.

Quality of life measured using the EHP-30 and EQ-5D questionnaires. Bowel symptoms were measured using GIQLI. Dysmenorrhoea, dyspareunia, dyschezia and chronic pain were measured using a visual analogue scale.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All women undergoing planned surgery for severe endometriosis with bowel involvement.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who declined to complete questionnaires for whatever reason and/or have their anonymous data analysed.

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Surgery for severe endometriosis

Description:

Consecutive patients undergoing excisional surgery for severe endometriosis with bowel involvement

Treatment:

Procedure: Surgery for severe endometriosis