Stapled transanal rectal resection vs. transvaginal rectocele repair for treatment of obstructive defecation syndrome

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 592-597

  Harris, Marsha A ^a,c   Ferrara, Andrea ^a   Gallagher, Joseph ^a   DeJesus, Samuel ^a   Williamson, Paul ^a   Larach, Sergio ^b  

^a Department of Colorectal Surgery   (United States)

^b FLORIDA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstructive defecation syndrome; Rectal intussusception; Rectocele; Stapled transanal rectal resection; STARR; Transvaginal rectocele repair

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION DISORDER; DEFECOGRAPHY; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTRUCTIVE DEFECATION SYNDROME; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENCE RISK; STAPLED TRANSANAL RECTAL RESECTION; SURGICAL STAPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVAGINAL RECTOCELE REPAIR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ANAL CANAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SYNDROME;

ANAL CANAL; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CONSTIPATION; DEFECOGRAPHY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL STAPLING; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66849095449     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e31819edbb1     Document Type: Article

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