Adenomyosis: A potential cause of surgical failure in treating dyspareunia in rectovaginal septum endometriosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dyspareunia can severely impact the quality of life of patients with endometriosis. This symptom is often linked to a specific form of deep infiltrating endometriosis, such as rectovaginal septum endometriosis. Despite the radicality of surgery, persistence and recurrence of symptoms post-surgery are not uncommon. The aim of the present study was to determine whether adenomyosis contributes to the failure of surgical interventions for dyspareunia in these patients.

Methods

A retrospective single-cohort study was conducted at the at tertiary care gynecologic center of the University Federico II of Naples, using medical records from January 2020 to July 2023. The study included patients who underwent surgery for dyspareunia associated with rectovaginal endometriosis

SUBMITTER: Mercorio A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11823326 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature