To assess the correlation between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathology for predicting muscular infiltration of endometriosis in the bowel wall in patients undergoing colorectal resection.
Deep endometriosis most commonly involves the rectosigmoid junction and its management often requires a colorectal resection. Anastomotic leakage is a severe complication after resection and affects 1-6% of the cases.
Large resections may be necessary in cytoreductive surgery for endometriosis, which present risk of urinary and bowel complications. Presentation of Case. A 29-year-old woman underwent multidisciplinary laparoscopy for endometriosis in …