Long-term surgical outcomes of nerve-sparing discoid and segmental resection for deep endometriosis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate long-term outcomes in terms of pain, quality of life (QoL), and gastrointestinal symptoms in women following colorectal surgery for deep endometriosis.

Material And Methods: In this historical cohort, women who underwent surgical treatment for deep endometriosis by either nerve-sparing full-thickness discoid resection (DR) or colorectal segmental resection (SR) between March 2011 and August 2016 were re-evaluated through telephone interviews about their long-term pain symptoms, subjective overall QoL as rated using a score from 0 (worst) to 10 (optimal), and gastrointestinal outcomes reflected by lower anterior resection syndrome (LARS) following a first postsurgical evaluation (visit 1) published previously and a long-term follow-up evaluation (visit 2).

Results: The median long-term follow-up time was 35.