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A 10-year retrospective cohort study to assess objective and subjective outcomes of combined stapled transanal rectal resection and urogynecological surgery for pelvic floor dysfunction

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess the subjective and objective outcomes of combined stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) and urogynecological surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse, with a 10-year follow-up.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study analyzing prospectively collected data from 53 consecutive patients who underwent combined stapled transanal rectal resection and urogynecological surgery, from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2007 at a tertiary referral Pelvic Floor Unit of an Italian hospital.

Results

Fifty-three patients with a median age of 60 years (interquartile range (IQR) 67–52t), underwent STARR and concomitant urogynecological surgery. No serious postoperative complications were recorded, and 37/53 women (70%) were evaluated at the 10-year follow-up visit. The cure rate was optimal in 34 women (64.1%). Regarding persistent and/or recurrent symptoms, five sexually-active patients (9%) reported dyspareunia only; obstructed defecation symptoms recurred in ten women (19%); urinary incontinence occurred in eight patients (15%); four patients (11%) reported persistent perineal pain; and two patients (5%) experienced both the urge to defecate and voiding dysfunction. At the 10-year follow-up, 14/27 patients (52%) stated that they would undergo the same operation again, if necessary. Furthermore, the survey found that patients would recommend the combined surgery.

Conclusion

The 10-year results of this study proved that combined rectal and urogynecological surgery is well tolerated, associated with low morbidity, and more effectively treats a distressing and debilitating condition vs separate surgeries for rectal and pelvic organ prolapse. We recommend complementing the relatively small scale of this study with randomized trials involving a sufficient number of patients, to provide more conclusive evidence on the cumulative long-term effects of combined surgery vs 2- or 3-stage surgery.

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Data availability

The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases Center, Department of General Surgery, Santa Maria dei Battuti Hospital, Conegliano, Treviso, Italy, on reasonable request.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Colorectal and Pelvic Floor Diseases Center, Santa Maria Dei Battuti Hospital, Via Brigata Bisagno 4, Conegliano, 31015, Treviso, Italy

    Michele Schiano di Visconte

  2. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Urogynecology, Santa Maria Dei Battuti Hospital, Conegliano, Treviso, Italy

    Antonio Azzena

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MSDV: protocol/project development, data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing. read, critically revised, and approved the final manuscript. AA: data collection, data analysis, manuscript writing. read, critically revised, and approved the final manuscript.

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Schiano di Visconte, M., Azzena, A. A 10-year retrospective cohort study to assess objective and subjective outcomes of combined stapled transanal rectal resection and urogynecological surgery for pelvic floor dysfunction. Arch Gynecol Obstet 302, 393–404 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-020-05605-3

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