Transanal rectocele repair using linear stapler and bioabsorbable staple line reinforcement material: short-term results of a prospective study.
Dis Colon Rectum
; 53(1): 88-92, 2010 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study was designed to determine the short-term results of transanal rectocele repair with use of a linear stapler and Bioabsorbable Seamguard.METHODS:
Ten women (median age, 56.1 y) with obstructed defecation syndrome were enrolled in the study. The preoperative study consisted of a medical history, physical examination, anoscopy, endoanal ultrasound, and defecography. All patients completed a severity score and a visual analog scale for global quality of life, and provided the postoperative dates of complications.RESULTS:
Overall, the treatment significantly improved the obstructed defecation the severity score improved from a median of 19.8 +/- 4.2 at baseline to 6.10 +/- 8.2 at one month (P < .005), 5.9 +/- 8.3 at 6 months (P < .005), and 6 +/- 8.3 at one year after the operation (P < .005). A significant improvement was observed in the visual analog scale, which improved from a median of 1.8 +/- 1.4 at baseline to 6 +/- 1.6 at one month (P < .005), 6.6 +/- 2.1 at 6 months (P < .004), and 7 +/- 2.5 at one year (P < .004). A significant improvement was also observed in various symptoms. Only 2 patients manifested urgent defecation.CONCLUSIONS:
The present study demonstrates that rectocele repair using a linear stapler and Seamguard is a safe, easy procedure, with a very low rate of complications and good immediate outcome.
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Assunto principal:
Suturas
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Grampeamento Cirúrgico
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Retocele
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Implantes Absorvíveis
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dis Colon Rectum
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article