Abstract
To assess the relationship between the histological classification and the quality of life of patients operated for endometriosis. A cross-sectional observational study, with assessment of 32 biopsies of the intestine, peritoneum and uterosacral ligament from 40 women with deep endometriosis. The quality of life (QOL) was determined by applying the SF-36 questionnaire pre-operatively and at 6 and 12 months postoperatively. Biopsies were histologically classified into pure stromal (EP), glandular differentiated (GD), glandular undifferentiated (GI) and mixed (GM), remaining in the sample only GI and GM, which are related to eight domains of the SF-36. According to the histologic type, the following distribution was observed: peritoneum 63% GI and 35% GM; intestine 19% GI and 24% GM; uterosacral ligament with 41% GI and 35% GM. Regarding the QOL and the histological classification, in the intestine only GM was associated with improvement of social and emotional aspects from 0 to 6 months; the domains general health status (p=0.01) and social aspect (p=0.04) were significantly related to improvement of the QOL from 0 to 6 months, and the general health status tended to improve from 0 to 12 months. Regarding pain (p=0.06) and the emotional aspect (p=0.05), the QOL tended to improve from 0 to 6 months and the vital capacity (p=0.1) improved from 0 to 6 months and from 0 to 12 months. Regarding the emotional aspect, evolution of the two histological types was not favorable for improvement in MG from 0 to 6 months. No significant relationships between histologic type and QOL were evident in the uterosacral ligament samples. Improvement in the QOL of women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for deep endometriosis is associated with the histologic grade. The peritoneal biopsy of GI revealed improved QOL after surgery.
Highlights
the quality of life of patients operated for endometriosis
Biopsies were histologically classified into pure stromal (EP
which are related to eight domains of the SF-36
Summary
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a relação entre a classificação histológica em pacientes operadas de endometriose e a qualidade de vida. Quanto à QV e à classificação histológica, a evolução dos casos com implante no intestino mostrou que apenas o tipo GM apresentou melhora de 0 a 6 meses no aspecto social e no aspecto emocional. O GI mostrou que os domínios estado geral da saúde (p=0,01) e aspecto social (p=0,04) têm relação significativa com a melhora da QV de 0 a 6 meses e uma tendência à melhora do estado geral da saúde de 0 a 12 meses. No que se refere ao aspecto emocional, foi observado que entre as pacientes com tipo histológico GI, diferente do GM, não houve evolução favorável de 0 a 6 meses. Apenas as pacientes com endometriose classificada como indiferenciada e com lesões no peritônio mostraram melhora da QV após a cirurgia
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