Table 2 Surgical details in the two groups.

From: Preservation of the inferior mesenteric artery in laparoscopic nerve-sparing colorectal surgery for endometriosis

 

No bowel surgery

Bowel surgery

P

N = 164

N = 89

Endometriosis stage III and IV (rASRM; N, %)

130 (73.9)

87 (97.8)

 < 0.001

Endometriosis location:

Anterior pelvic compartment (N, %)

38 (23.2)

43 (48.3)

 < 0.001

Posterior pelvic compartment (N, %)

138 (84.1)

89 (100.0)

 < 0.001

Surgical procedures:

Ovary/tube surgery (N, %)

127 (77.4)

69 (77.5)

1.0

Recto-vaginal septum surgery (N, %)

88 (53.7)

75 (84.2)

 < 0.001

Parametrectomy (N, %)

17 (10.4)

33 (37.1)

 < 0.001

Ureterolysis (N, %)

70 (42.7)

66 (74.2)

 < 0.001

Neurolysis (N, %)

18 (11.0)

41 (46.1)

 < 0.001

Hysterectomy (N, %)

14 (8.5)

3 (3.4)

0.19

Claiven-Dindo grading:

I (N, %)

163 (99.4)

87 (97.8)

0.28

II (N, %)

1 (0.6)

1 (1.1)

 < 1.0

IIIa (N, %)

–

–

–

IIIb (N, %)

0 (0.0)

1 (1.1)

0.35

IVa (N, %)

–

–

–

IVb (N, %)

–

–

–

V (N, %)

–

–

–

Complications (N, %)

4 (2.4)

5 (5.6)

0.29