Table 1.

Characteristics of women undergoing a linear or segmental bowel resection for deep endometriosis.

	Linear Nodulectomy n = 23	Segmental Resection n = 33	p Value
Age	28.9 ± 6.2	37.4 ± 5.6	NS
Height (cm)	162.2 ± 5.5	163.0 ± 7.0	NS
Weight (kg)	74.3 ± 12.4	71.8 ± 13.8	NS
Para (deliveries)	1.4 ± 1.5	1.0 ± 1.2	NS
Deep endo volume (mL)	1.3 ± 1.3	6.2 ± 6.9	0.0006
Duration of surgery (min)	186 ± 50	204 ± 61	NS
Length of resection (cm)	1.4 ± 1.3	9.7 ± 3.6	<0.0001
Pain score	19.5 ± 7.9	18.1 ± 8.1	NS