Functional Outcomes of Surgical Management of Deep Endometriosis Infiltrating the Rectum

Inclusion Criteria: * female * age \>18 and \<45 * at least one digestive symptom related to deep endometriosis (pain defecation, either cyclic diarrhea or cyclic constipation, cyclic rectorrhagia) * preoperative work up revealing a deep endometriosis nodule infiltrating the rectum (either muscular or submucosal layer, on less than 50% of rectal circumference) and measuring at least 20 mm * affiliation to the National Social Security System Exclusion Criteria: * pregnant women or likely to be at the moment of the surgery * no preoperative hypothesis of rectal involvement * no intraoperative confirmation of the rectal involvement * advanced rectal endometriosis involving rectal mucosa or more than 50% of the rectal circumference (preoperative assessment using rectal endoscopy or ultrasonography) * women unable to give an informed consent (guardianship or trusteeship)