"a space odyssey" on laparoscopic segmental rectosigmoid resection for deep endometriosis: a seventeen-year retrospective analysis of outcomes and post-operative complications among 3,050 patients treated in a referral center.

Laparoscopic rectosigmoid resection for DE seems an effective and feasible procedure. The surgical complication rate is not negligible but could be reduced by implementing a multidisciplinary approach, an endless improvement in nerve-sparing techniques, surgical anatomy, and technological enhancements. Real future challenges will be to reduce the time for the first diagnosis of DE and the likelihood of surgical indications.