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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Comprehensive Management of Bowel Endometriosis: Surgical Techniques, Outcomes, and Best Practices.

Angie Tsuei, Farr Nezhat, Nikki Amirlatifi, Zahra Najmi, Azadeh Nezhat, Camran Nezhat

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Surgical management of endometriosis: surgical techniques, adjuvant therapy, and long-term management Number 10 - 2026.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Angie TsueiCamran Nezhat Institute Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Woodside, CA 94061, USA.
Farr NezhatWeill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Nikki AmirlatifiCamran Nezhat Institute Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Woodside, CA 94061, USA.
Zahra NajmiCamran Nezhat Institute Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Woodside, CA 94061, USA.
Azadeh NezhatCamran Nezhat Institute Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Woodside, CA 94061, USA.
Camran NezhatCamran Nezhat Institute Center for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Woodside, CA 94061, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2360-5147

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bowel endometriosis is a complex condition predominantly impacting women in their reproductive years, which may lead to chronic pain, gastrointestinal symptoms, and infertility. This review highlights current approaches to the diagnosis and management of bowel endometriosis, emphasizing a multidisciplinary strategy. Diagnostic methods include detailed patient history, physical examination, and imaging techniques like transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which aid in preoperative planning. Management options range from hormonal therapies for symptom relief to minimally invasive surgical techniques. Surgical interventions, categorized as shaving excision, disc excision, or segmental resection, depend on factors such as lesion size, location, and depth. Shaving excision is preferred for its minimal invasiveness and lower complication rates, while segmental resection is reserved for severe cases. This review also explores nerve-sparing strategies to reduce surgical morbidity, particularly for deep infiltrative cases close to the rectal bulb, anal verge, and rectosigmoid colon. A structured, evidence-based approach is recommended, prioritizing conservative surgery to avoid complications and preserve fertility as much as possible. Comprehensive management of bowel endometriosis requires expertise from both gynecologic and gastrointestinal specialists, aiming to improve patient outcomes while minimizing long-term morbidity.

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appendectomybowel endometriosiscomplicationsdisc excisiongastrointestinal symptomslaparoscopic surgeryrectosigmoid colonrobotic surgerysegmental resectionshave excisionsurgical management

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PMID39941647
PMCPMC11818743

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