Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection for the Surgical Treatment of Obstructed Defecation Syndrome Associated with Rectocele and Rectal Intussusception

Table 1

Obstructed defecation syndrome score.

Symptoms	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Usually	Always
Excessive straining	0	1	2	3	4
Incomplete rectal evacuation	0	1	2	3	4
Use of enemas/laxative	0	1	2	3	4
Vaginal/perineal digital pressure	0	1	2	3	4
Constipation	0	1	2	3	4

Never: 0 (never); rarely: <1/month; Sometimes: <1/week, ≥1/month;
Usually: <1/day, ≥1/week; Always: ≥1/day.