Hermann Keßler

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Dept. of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Funding/Support: None reported. Financial Disclosures: None reported. Correspondence: Lukas Schabl, M.D., Digestive Disease and Surgery …

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory, and hormone-dependent disease that affects approximately 10% of women in reproductive age. Endometriosis is categorized into different types, as superficial, deep, and ovarian endometrio…

OBJECTIVE: We aim to review the incidence, location, and management of bowel endometriosis and demonstrate relevant surgical principles while emphasizing anatomic considerations for minimally invasive resection of ileocolic lesions. DESIGN…

PURPOSE: Endometriosis involving the colon and/or rectum (CRE) is operatively managed using various methods. We aimed to determine if a more limited excision is associated with 30-day complications, symptom improvement, and/or recurrence. …

We describe a case of a 38-year-old female who presented with severe pelvic pain and constipation for several months. She complained of prolonged and painful menses since menarche. She denied weight loss and a family history of colorectal c…

PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to analyze major and minor complications-including long-term impairment of intestinal, bladder, and sexual function-following surgery for deeply infiltrating endometriosis using anterior rectal rese…

BACKGROUND: In the past, intestinal endometriosis diagnosed at laparoscopy has generally required conversion to conventional surgery. The purpose of this study was to describe the laparoscopic management of colorectal endometriosis at a ter…