Intestinal endometriosis: Diagnostic ambiguities and surgical outcomes

Table 1 Baseline characteristic of patients with intestinal endometriosis

Characteristics	n (%)
Age, yr, median (range)	43 (29-53)
Previous abdominal surgery	15 (50.0)
Pelvic surgery	13 (43.3)
Cesarean section	9 (30.0)
TAH ± BSO	4 (13.3)
Splenectomy	1 (3.3)
History of endometriosis	10 (33.3)
Surgical treatment	9 (30.0)
Ovarian cystectomy	3 (10.0)
TAH ± SO	2 (6.6)
Oophorectomy	2 (6.6)
Adhesiolysis	2 (6.6)
Medical treatment	7 (23.3)
Both	6 (20.0)
Initial symptom
Dysmenorrhea	9 (30.0)
Hematochezia	5 (16.7)
Abdominal pain	4 (13.3)
Constipation	2 (6.7)
Abdominal mass	1 (3.3)
Urinary discomfort	1 (3.3)
Diarrhea	1 (3.3)
No symptom	7 (23.3)

TAH: Total abdominal hysterectomy; BSO: Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy.