However, the disease process has also been noted in the intestine, lungs and other organs. Surgical treatment for endometriosis is available. Purpose Pelvic pain in association with endometriosis can be treated both medically and surgically. Procedure Laparoscopic treatment is the surgical treatment of choice. This is then followed by placement of small additional ports in the lower abdomen to allow placement of instruments for evaluation and treatment of endometriosis.
Endometriosis can cause scar tissue or adhesion formation.
This, too, can be corrected laparoscopically. In this case, laparoscopic scissors are utilized to cut the adhesion bands and, thus, make an effort to restore normal pelvic anatomy. There is evidence that an aggressive surgical approach to treatment of endometriosis can improve pregnancy rates as well as provide improvement with respect to pelvic pain.