Shaving for Bowel Endometriosis.

Study Objective: To demonstrate laparoscopic shaving of deeply infiltrative endometriosis affecting the rectosigmoid colon, with particular emphasis on the anatomic and technical aspects of the procedure.

Design: Stepwise demonstration of the technique with narrated video footage.

Setting: Intestinal involvement in deep endometriosis is estimated to occur in 8% to 12% of patients, with 90% of occurrences being located in the colorectal segment.