Robotic treatment of bowel endometriosis
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Endometriosis describes a condition with the presence of ectopic endometrial glands and stroma outside the endometrial cavity that affects up to 15% of reproductive-aged women. Of women affected with endometriosis, 3.8-37% will have endometriosis involving the bowel, primarily the rectosigmoid colon. While medical management is often recommended as a first-line therapy, it is not curative, and surgery is often required as an adjunct for the management of symptoms. Minimally invasive surgery has become the standard of care for managing these patients. The use of robotic-assisted laparoscopy offers benefits that may allow surgeons to perform these challenging surgical cases using a minimally invasive technique. For lesions that affect the colon, there are three primary techniques used for removal which include: 1) rectal shaving, 2) discoid excision and 3) segmental resection. The decision to pursue one approach over another is largely dependent on the number of lesions present, a lesion's size and depth of invasion as well as the involved circumference of the bowel. The available evidence of using robotic-assisted laparoscopy in cases of bowel endometriosis is limited in the literature. In this review, we will summarize the role of robotic-assisted laparoscopy in the management of bowel endometriosis.
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Patients with a complex pelvic situation, such as severe endometriosis, increased body mass index, or previous surgeries, may benefit from robotic surgery.
“However, patients with features of a complex pelvic situation, such as severe endometriosis, increased body mass index, or previous surgeries, may benefit from robotic surgery [131].”
From Endometriosis: Epidemiology, Classification, Pathogenesis, Treatment and Genetics (Review of Literature) (2021) · cites this paper as [131]
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“The management of bowel endometriosis depends on the number of lesions, and their depth of invasion, size and circumferential involvement.(17,26) Therefore, selection of the surgical technique needs to be tailored to each individual patient.”
Background
- Authors
- Hur, C., & Falcone, T.
- Affiliations
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Falcone, Tommaso
- Venue
- Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-03
- Volume
- 71
- Pages
- 129-143
- ISSN
- 1521-6934 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3035103301
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 0.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Endometriosis Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gynecological conditions and treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Keywords
- bowel endometriosis, rectosigmoid colon, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, rectal shaving, segmentectomy, endometriosis surgery
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Endometriosis, Female, Humans, Laparoscopy, Postoperative Complications, Rectal Diseases, Treatment Outcome, Robotic Surgical Procedures
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