Persistence Disease After Laparoscopic Shaving of Rectal Endometriosis (ENDO-SHAVING)

Ospedale Policlinico San Martino

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endometriosis, Rectum

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Transvaginal ultrasound; Behavioral: 5-point Likert scale

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04411004

ENDO-SHAVING

Details and patient eligibility

About

When performing shaving of a rectal endometriotic nodule, the surgeon can use the macroscopic appearance of the nodule and the tactile feedback provided by the laparoscopic instruments to decide the area of the bowel that needs to be excised. Theoretically, compared with segmental bowel resection, the shaving technique may expose the patients to a higher risk of persistence of intestinal endometriosis. The objective of this ultrasonographic study was to assess the risk of rectal endometriosis persistence following laparoscopic shaving of rectovaginal nodules.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients underwent laparoscopic shaving of rectovaginal endometriosis infiltrating the rectum

Exclusion criteria

• patients underwent previous bowel surgery (except appendectomy);
• patients experienced postoperative complications (such as pelvic abscess, rectovaginal fistula, ureteral injuries)

Trial design

100 participants in 1 patient group

Women who underwent shaving for rectal endometriosis

Treatment:

Behavioral: 5-point Likert scale

Diagnostic Test: Transvaginal ultrasound