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2006 Gynecological Surgery  
Combined recto-vaginal imaging evaluation of the rectosigmoid junction with water-contrast in the rectum: a new ultrasonographic approach in the preoperative assessment of intestinal endometriosis. Objective: to evaluate the contribution of a novel ultrasonographic approach in identification of those cases of intestinal endometriosis that are candidates to segmental bowel resection and to compare the diagnostic accuracy of this method with that of conventional imaging techniques used in the
more » ... operative work-up of deeply infiltrating endometriosis. Patients and methods: nineteen patients with signs and symptoms of posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis were referred to our department at University Hospital of Verona and scheduled for FC-04 A comparative study of fertility outcomes in two surgical groups; laparoscopic colorectal resection vs. discoid/ superficial excision for intestinal endometriosis Study objective: To compare the characteristics and fertility outcomes of two groups of patients with intestinal endometriosis, one undergoing laparoscopic segmental colorectal resection in colorectal surgery unit and the second undergoing discoid /superficial excision by gynaecologic surgical team.
doi:10.1007/s10397-006-0238-5 fatcat:pa244d6pznds5izs4dgznl5f2q