Bowel resection for severe endometriosis: an Australian series of 177 cases.

Background: Colorectal resection for severe endometriosis has been increasingly described in the literature over the last 20 years.

Aims: To describe the experiences of three gynaecological surgeons who perform radical surgery for colorectal endometriosis.

Methods: The records of three surgeons were reviewed.

Fertility and pain outcomes following laparoscopic segmental bowel resection for colorectal endometriosis: a review.

Intestinal involvement in endometriosis is thought to occur in up to 12% of all endometriosis cases. While colorectal resection is being increasingly advocated as a feasible management option in patients with severe disease, there still remains significant resistance towards this surgery. This article aims to review the current literature to determine the pain and fertility outcomes following segmental bowel resection for colorectal endometriosis.

Laparoscopic transabdominal cervico-isthmic cerclage: a minimally invasive approach.

Background: While the traditional approach to management of cervical insufficiency has been the insertion of a transvaginal cerclage during pregnancy, a transabdominal cervico-isthmic suture is indicated in certain patients. This procedure is traditionally performed via laparotomy. Laparoscopic transabdominal cervico-isthmic cerclage (LTCC) placement, however, confers the benefit of the low morbidity associated with laparoscopy.