Minelli et al report a large series of 357 patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis during a 5-year period with a median follow-up of 19.6 months. One should consider that colonic involvement of endometriosis occurs in roughly 10% of patients and does not require surgery in all of these patients.
There are several additional points to be made:
Correspondence: Dr Galandiuk, Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, 550 S Jackson St, Louisville, KY 40202.