Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2019; 25(6): 696-706
Published online Feb 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i6.696
Table 1 Patient characteristics
Shaving (n = 36)Resection (n = 37)P value
Age0.4241
n (%)36 (100)37 (100)
Mean (SD)32.42 (6.57)33.54 (5.32)
Body mass index0.6561
n (%)34 (94)35 (95)
Mean (SD)23.83 (3.96)24.31 (4.83)
Pregnancy0.9143
n (%)36 (100)35 (95)
0 (n)2224
1 (n)55
2 (n)64
≥ 3 (n)32
Parity0.5683
n (%)36 (100)35 (95)
0 (n)2526
1 (n)46
2 (n)63
≥ 3 (n)10
Preoperative medical treatment0.7323
n (%)36 (100)37 (100)
None13
Progestin1616
GnRH analog2018
Estrogen36
≥ 2 treatments46
Symptoms of rectosigmoid endometriosis
Dyschezia0.0202
n (%)29 (81)34 (92)
None to mild169
Moderate to severe1325
Transit disorders0.8932
n (%)29 (81)32 (86)
None to mild1416
Moderate to severe1516
Vomiting1.003
n (%)29 (81)31 (84)
None to mild2728
Moderate to severe23
Rectal Bleeding0.2373
n (%)30 (83)29 (78)
None to mild3027
Moderate to Severe02
Abdominal pain0.9432
n (%)32 (89)33 (89)
None to mild88
Moderate to severe2425