Clinical and functional outcome of laparoscopic posterior rectopexy (Wells) for full-thickness rectal prolapse. a prospective study

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2226-2230

  Dulucq, Jean Louis ^a   Wintringer, Pascal ^a   Mahajna, Ahmad ^a  

^a Hopital Bagatelle   (France)

Author keywords

Constipation; Incontinence; Laparoscopic rectopexy; Rectal prolapse; Wells procedure

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCTOPEXY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SURGICAL RISK; SYMPTOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSTIPATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FECAL INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL PROLAPSE; RECTUM; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249019173     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9350-5     Document Type: Article

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