Improvement in Quality of Life and Pain Scores After Laparoscopic Management of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

Improvement in Quality of Life and Pain Scores After Laparoscopic Management of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

This is a retrospective cohort study that evaluates the postoperative pain findings of a consecutive series of laparoscopic surgeries for deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).

The study was carried out in university hospitals (Istanbul, Turkey). Patients diagnosed through bimanual gynecologic examination, gynecologic ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed endometrioma and DIE together; who underwent a laparoscopic surgery by a team of gynecologists, colorectal surgeons, and a urologist were retrospectively evaluated. The data were collected in a specific database and analyzed for postoperative pain outcomes through a comparison with preoperative symptoms scored using a visual analogue score (VAS), and the British Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy (BSGE) pelvic pain questionnaire.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with deep infiltration endometriosis and endometrioma diagnosed through bimanual gynecologic examination, gynecologic ultrasound or through laparoscopically confirmed endometrioma and DIE together;
• DIE with bowel involvement that required shaving or segmental resection for colorectal lesions and nodules;
• Who completed the VAS score and BSGE questionnaire;
• Follow-up period of at least 3 months;
• Patients resistant to medical therapy (NSAIDs, OCPs, levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (IUD), and progesterone) or refuse to use medical therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

*Any other endometriosis patient that do no meet the inclusion criteria