Rectal shaving for deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum: a 5-year continuous retrospective series.

Objective: To report postoperative outcomes after rectal shaving for deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum.

Design: Retrospective study using data prospectively recorded in the CIRENDO database.

Setting: University tertiary referral center.

Long-term functional outcomes following colorectal resection versus shaving for rectal endometriosis.

Background: Two surgical approaches usually are used in the surgical management of deep infiltrating endometriosis of the rectum: the radical approach that mainly is based on colorectal resection and the conservative or symptom-guided approach that prioritizes conservation of the rectum. There are no data available that compare long-term functional digestive outcomes of 1 approach to the other.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare long-term digestive outcomes in women who were treated by either rectal shaving or colorectal resection for deep endometriosis infiltrating the rectum.