Clinical Study
Delorme’s Procedure for Complete Rectal Prolapse: A Study of Recurrence Patterns in the Long Term
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of rectal prolapse patients.
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() | No recurrence
() | Recurrence
() | value |
| | Median age (years) | 76 | 72 | 86 | 0.180£ | | Sex (men/women) | 12/30 | 10/27 | 2/3 | 0.613¥ | | ASA (%) | | | | | | I | 2 (4.8) | 2 (5.5) | 0 (0) | | | II | 12 (28.5) | 11 (29.7) | 1 (25) | | | III | 28 (66.7) | 24 (64.8) | 4 (75) | 0.753¥ | | Hysterectomy (yes/no) | 14/16 | 11/16 | 3/0 | 0.090¥ | | Genital prolapse (Y/N) | 8/22 | 7/20 | 1/2 | 0.954¥ | | Incontinence (yes/no) | 15/27 | 13/24 | 2/3 | 0.831¥ | | Constipation (yes/no) | 7/35 | 4/33 | 3/2 | 0.026¥ | | Prolapse size | | | | | | <5 cms (%) | 24 (57) | 23 (61) | 1 (20) | | | >5 cms (%) | 18 (43) | 14 (39) | 4 (80) | 0.138¥ | | Anaesthesia (spinal/gral.) | 31/11 | 30/7 | 1/4 | 0.013¥ | | Levatorplasty (yes/no) | 7/23 | 7/20 | 0/3 | 0.010¥ | | Median hospital stay (days) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0.269£ | | Median follow-up (months) | 85 | 104 | 43 | 0.144£ | | Complications (yes/no) | 4/38 | 3/34 | 1/4 | 0.410¥ |
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Data for 30 women; £Mann-Whitney; .
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