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In patients with rectoceles and obstructed defecation syndrome, surgery should be the option of last resort.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
The indications for operation in patients with obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) with rectocele are not well defined.
METHODS:
A total of 90 female patients with ODS and rectocele were prospectively evaluated and treated with fiber supplements and biofeedback training. Univariate and multivariate regression was used to determine factors predictive of failing medical management.
RESULTS:
Obstructive symptoms were the most prevalent presenting complaint (82.2%). Ultimately, 71.1% of patients responded to medical management and biofeedback. Multivariate regression analysis suggested that the presence of internal intussusception was associated with a lower chance of undergoing surgery to address ODS symptoms [odds ratio 0.18; P = .05], whereas inability to expel balloon, contrast retention on defecography, and splinting were not (P ≥ .15).
CONCLUSION:
Rectoceles with concomitant intussusception in patients with ODS appear to portend a favorable response to biofeedback and medical management. We argue that all patients considered for surgery for rectoceles because of ODS should first undergo appropriate bowel retraining.
AuthorsCaitlin W Hicks, Milena Weinstein, May Wakamatsu, Lieba Savitt, Samantha Pulliam, Liliana Bordeianou
JournalSurgery (Surgery) Vol. 155 Issue 4 Pg. 659-67 (Apr 2014) ISSN: 1532-7361 [Electronic] United States
PMID24508117 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright © 2014 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Topics
  • Adult
  • Biofeedback, Psychology
  • Comorbidity
  • Constipation (epidemiology, therapy)
  • Defecography
  • Dietary Fiber (therapeutic use)
  • Disease Management
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intussusception (epidemiology, therapy)
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Rectal Diseases (epidemiology, therapy)
  • Rectocele (epidemiology, therapy)
  • Regression Analysis
  • Syndrome
  • Treatment Outcome

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