Evolution of Bowel Complaints after Laparoscopic Endometriosis Surgery: A 1497 Women Comparative Study

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“…However, we could not specifically and reliably identify women with irritable bowel syndrome or other functional bowel diseases. The last statement was also mentioned in our study (1).…”

Surgical treatment of colorectal endometriosis: an updated review

“…Namazov et al [42] assessed preoperative and postoperative digestive symptoms using validated questionnaires in a cohort of 1497 women undergoing surgery for endometriosis, 764 of whom had procedures involving the bowel (42% shaving, 20% disc excision, and 38% segmental resection). The patients who underwent bowel surgery had the most severe baseline gastrointestinal symptoms and experienced the most significant improvement in these symptoms at 1 year postoperatively compared to those patients with superficial endometriosis or deep endometriosis sparing the bowel.…”

Regarding “Evolution of Bowel Complaints after Laparoscopic Endometriosis Surgery”

“…At the very onset, we appreciate Namazov et al 1 for conducting the large scale multicentric study titled "Evolution of bowel complaints after laparoscopic endometriosis surgery: a 1497 women comparative study". Although a retrospective study, the clinical researchers could rigorously follow-up the large cohort routinely till one-year post surgery.…”