Quality of life and low anterior resection syndrome before and after deep endometriosis surgery.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 407(8): 3671-3679, 2022 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Deep endometriosis (DE) is defined by the presence of ectopic endometrial glands, with rectal involvement ranging from 5.3 to 12%. The prevalence of low anterior resection-like syndrome (LARS) in patients with DE, how it affects quality of life (QoL), and its evolution after surgery is unclear. The objective of this study was to assess the gastrointestinal functional outcomes and QoL in patients who underwent surgery for DE. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
A prospective study was conducted from 2017 to 2019, recruiting patients who underwent DE surgery with and without rectal resection. Patients completed LARS and SF-36 questionnaires before, at 6 months and at 1 year after surgery.RESULTS:
Eighty-two patients were enrolled. Rectal segmental resection was required in 16 (19.5%) patients, shaving in 16 (19.5%) and discoid resection in 8 (9.8%). All 8 domains of the SF-36 questionnaire showed improvement during follow-up, reflecting improved QoL after surgery (p ≤ 0.05) in all patients. Mean LARS scores for patients without rectal surgery were 7.5 ± 10.4 before and 13.7 ± 14.2 1 year after surgery; rectal surgery was 13.6 ± 13.6 and 14.6 ± 13.1, respectively (p = 0.17). No significant differences were found in the rectal surgery patients' postoperative LARS score among the 3 rectal DE surgical techniques (p = 0.97), and the SF-36 scores improved independent of the technique performed.CONCLUSIONS:
Patients with DE present a LARS-like syndrome before surgery that does not appear to be negatively affected after rectal surgery, independent of the technique performed. Rectal surgery improves the QoL of patients with DE patients as measured by the SF-36 questionnaire at 1 year of follow-up.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfermedades del Recto
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Neoplasias del Recto
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Endometriosis
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España