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Comparison between standard and reverse laparoscopic techniques for rectovaginal endometriosis
William Kondo1, Nicolas Bourdel, Kris Jardon
1Department of Gynecologic Surgery, CHU Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France. williamkondo@yahoo.com
Background:
This study was designed to compare the surgical outcomes of standard and reverse laparoscopic techniques for the treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis.
Methods:
A retrospective study was conducted in a teaching and research hospital (tertiary center), which included 75 women subjected to laparoscopic treatment of rectovaginal endometriosis that required both vaginal resection and rectal surgery. Standard and reverse laparoscopic techniques were compared in 35 and 40 women, respectively. Student's t test, Mann-Whitney test, and Fisher's exact test were performed to compare groups when needed; p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results:
There was no statistically significant difference in operating time, blood loss, conversion rate, major intraoperative complications, length of hospital stay, and minor postoperative complications between the two techniques. The rate of major postoperative complications for the standard technique was 22.9%, whereas only 5% for the reverse technique (p = 0.02). The rate of postoperative rectovaginal fistula was the same for both techniques.
Conclusions:
Major postoperative complications were reduced by using the reverse technique.
