Gastrointestinal Outcomes Following Segmental Colorectal Resection for Treating Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis: A Retrospective Study

Introduction: Often, symptoms of bowel endometriosis are mistaken, with incorrect diagnoses such as irritable bowel syndrome being made, with endometriosis going untreated for many years.Surgical treatment involves the resection of endometriosis lesions.A low anterior resection can leave patients with a broad spectrum of symptoms, leading to erratic bowel habits that reduce their quality of life.This protocol aims to assess whether colorectal segmental resection for deep infiltrating bowel endometriosis improves gastrointestinal functional outcomes for women undergoing surgery for pelvic endometriosis. Methods and Analysis:A multicentre retrospective study from 2011 to 2021 will be conducted.It will include women who underwent pelvic surgery for endometriosis requiring colonic or rectal resection.Operative and post-operative patient data will be obtained.The Clavien Dindo grading of surgical complications between all patients will be assessed.The low anterior resection syndrome score data will be summarised using their median, range, and percentage of total and compared using the Mann-Whitney U-test. Ethics and dissemination:The study will be conducted in compliance with the conditions of ethics committee approval.Results are intended to be published in peer-reviewed scientific journals and, where appropriate, presented at national and international surgical meetings.