Table 1.

Patients' Characteristics (N = 46)

	N = 46 (100%)	Rectal Nodule Excision N = 31 (67%)	Colorectal Segmental Resection + Colorectal Anastomosis N = 15 (33%)	P
Age	32.8 ± 5.8	33 ± 5.9	32.5 ± 6	0.76
Parity				0.94
Nulliparous	33 (72)	22 (71)	11 (73)
Multiparous	13 (28)	9 (29)	4 (27)
Pain evaluation using 10-points analog rating scale*
Dysmenorrhea		7.6 ± 1.5	7.2 ± 1.8	0.60
Dyspareunia		5.5 ± 2.9	5.4 ± 3.1	0.92
Nonmenstrual pain		7.9 ± 2.3	7 ± 2.2	0.46
Menstrual defecation pain	46 (100)	31 (100)	15 (100)	1
Endometriosis colorectal nodules (intra-operative finding)				0.59
1 rectal nodule	21 (46)	14 (45)	7 (47)
1 rectal nodule + 1 or more nodules involving either rectum or pelvic sigmoid colon	25 (54)	17 (55)	8 (53)

^*10-points analog rating scale: 0 = absent, 10 = unbearable.