Advances in preoperative diagnostic as well as surgical techniques for the treatment of endometriosis, especially deep endometriosis call for a classification system that includes all aspects of the disease such as peritoneal, ovarian endometriosis and deep endometriosis and secondary adhesions. The widely accepted r-ASRM classification has certain limitations due to its incomplete description of deep endometriosis. In contrast, the Enzian classification, which has been implemented in the last decade, has proved to be the most suitable tool for staging deep endometriosis but does not include peritoneal or ovarian disease as well as adhesions. To overcome these limitations, a comprehensive classification system for complete mapping of endometriosis, including anatomical location, size of the lesions, adhesions and degree of involvement of the adjacent organs that can be used with both, diagnostic and surgical methods, has been created via a consensus process and will be described in detail-the #Enzian classification.

Endometriosis is a benign disease with highly variable symptoms. The adequate treatment for symptomatic disease requires complete resection of all lesions. In advanced stages, bowel involvement is common. However, indications of colorectal resection for endometriosis remain controversial because of the risk of major complications. The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of complete laparoscopic management of symptomatic deep pelvic endometriosis in a new multidisciplinary center in Romania. We included and retrospectively evaluated 74 patients treated for symptomatic deep infiltrating endometriosis in our institution between 2014 and 2015. In the majority of patients (97.3%), radical resection was achieved entirely using a minimally invasive surgical technique. Complications occurred in only 2 cases with anastomotic leakage in 1 patient and a rectovaginal fistula in another patient. A well-trained interdisciplinary team can perform the laparoscopic treatment of deep infiltrating endometriosis with low incidence of major complications and good clinical outcome.

Journal of Surgery BackgroundEndometriosis is a painful and chronic gynecologic disorder, characterized by the presence of ectopic endometrium outside the endometrial cavity. Under this situation endometrial cells are implanted ectopically, that lead to retrograde menstruation via the fallopian tubes into the pelvis [1]. Endometriosis affects at least 6.3 million women and girls predominantly of reproductive age in the United States, 1 million in Canada, and millions more worldwide. It is associated with pelvic pain and infertility [2]. Peritoneal endometriosis, ovarian endometriosis and DIE are the three clinical presentations of endometriosis that have been described before [3]. Furthermore, several classifications of DIE have been proposed. In one classification, three different types of DIE are distinguished [4]: (I) A large lesion in the peritoneal cavity, infiltrating conically with the deeper parts becoming progressively smaller is designated as type-1; (II) In type-2, the bowel is being retracted over the lesion, and becomes deeply situated in the rectovaginal septum without infiltrating it; (III) Spherically shaped lesions, situated deep in the rectovaginal septum, and are often only visible as a small typical lesion at laparoscopy or often not visible at all. In the year 1995, Donnez and Nisolle have proposed only two types of DIE, first being caused by the invasion of a very active peritoneal lesion deep in the retroperitoneal space. In cases of lateral peritoneal invasion, utero-sacral ligaments can be involved as well as the anterior wall of the recto-sigmoid bowel junction resulting in a retraction, adhesions and secondary obliteration of the cul-desac. A second type is pseudo-DIE where the lesion originates from the rectovaginal septum tissue and consists essentially of smooth muscle with active glandular epithelium and scanty stroma [5].Today it is believed that endometriotic lesions can penetrate deep either into the retroperitoneal space or into the walls of the pelvic organs [6]. However, the mechanism is not clear and little is known about the impact of the different types of surgery in the treatment of DIE on complications, pain, patients' quality of life (QOL), recurrence rate and pregnancy rate or fertility. The aim of this review is therefore to evaluate the quality of life improvement after the different surgical modalities for management of DIE based on the above-mentioned parameters. Material and MethodIn this review we have searched The PUBMED (March 2005 to July 2015) for relevant articles. Heading terms "deep infiltrating endometriosis, quality of life" (n1=33) and "deep infiltrating endometriosis" (n2=402) were used. All pertinent articles were retrieved without any language restriction. To ensure the relevance of the publications, additional inclusion criteria were applied. We have included only those studies that contained a clear explanation of the surgical technique, an effectual evaluation of pain and an explicit description of post-operative QOL. To ensure a complete review o...