Clinical Study
Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection for the Surgical Treatment of Obstructed Defecation Syndrome Associated with Rectocele and Rectal Intussusception
Table 5
The obstructed defecation syndrome score before and at 12 months after the stapling procedure.
| ODS symptoms | Preoperative, mean (SD) | 12 months, mean (SD) | -test | value |
| Constipation | 3.8 (2.04) | 0.6 (0.42) | 9.72 | <0.001 | Excessive straining | 2.8 (0.92) | 0.4 (0.32) | 15.58 | <0.001 | Incomplete rectal evacuation | 2.5 (1.06) | 0.6 (0.86) | 8.80 | <0.001 | Use of laxatives/enemas | 3.3 (2.14) | 0.7 (1.15) | 6.77 | <0.001 | Vaginal/perineal digital pressure | 1.8 (1.88) | 0.0 (0.00) | 6.06 | <0.001 | Total score | 14.2 (9.13) | 2.3 (2.9) | 7.87 | <0.001 |
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highly significant.
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