title: Laparoscopically assisted transvaginal segmental resection of the rectosigmoid colon for endometriosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare three methods of segmental lower colon resection for treatment of symptomatic intestinal endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective case study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Private practice patients in a rural community hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients with nodular, invasive rectosigmoid endometriosis requiring segmental resection and anastomosis for treatment. Laparotomy patients were matched with laparoscopy patients for severity of intestinal endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Segmental resection of the rectosigmoid colon by laparotomy, by a laparoscopic Intracorporeal technique or by a laparoscopically assisted transvaginal technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  Length of surgery, length of hospital stay, operating room charges and total hospital charges corrected to 1995 dollars.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with laparotomy segmental colon resection for endometriosis, laparoscopic transvaginal segmental resection resulted in a shorter length of stay, equivalent operating room charges, and significantly lower total hospital charges. The laparoscopic transvaginal technique is much faster, safer, and less fatiguing to the surgeon than a total intracorporeal technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopically assisted transvaginal segmental rectosigmoid resection for endometriosis is a promising technique that is simpler than a laparoscopic intracorporeal segmental resection technique and is less costly than a laparotomy segmental resection technique.
authors.affiliation: St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Redwine
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koning
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000601:surgery*; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D007902:Length of Stay; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D014621:Vagina