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Updates in Surgery
Published in: Updates in Surgery 2/2014

01-06-2014 | Original Article

Short-term results after STARR versus internal Delorme for obstructed defecation: a non-randomized prospective study

Authors: N. L. Ohazuruike, J. Martellucci, C. Menconi, S. Panicucci, G. Toniolo, G. Naldini

Published in: Updates in Surgery | Issue 2/2014

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Abstract

Obstructed defecation syndrome due to internal intussusception and rectocele is a common disease, and various transanal surgical techniques have been proposed. Aim of the present study was to compare the internal Delorme (ID) and the stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) results in the treatment of patients with obstructed defecation syndrome. From September 2011 to May 2012, 23 patients were operated with STARR procedure and 12 patients with Delorme’s procedure for obstructed defecation syndrome. All patients underwent preoperative assessment: clinical evaluation (Altomare ODS score, Wexner constipation scoring system), proctoscopy, defecography, anorectal manometry and endoanal ultrasonography. Surgery was proposed with: failure of medical therapy, incomplete defecation, and unsuccessful attempts with long periods spent in bathroom, defecation with digital assistance, use of enemas and defecography findings of rectoanal intussusception and rectocele. The average operative time was 28 min (range 15–65) for the STARR group and 56 min (range 28–96) for the ID group with a mean hospital stay of 2 days for both the procedures. The Wexner score significantly fell postoperatively from 17 to 4, 7 in STARR group and from 15.3 to 3.3 in the ID group. The Altomare score postoperatively fell from 18.2 to 5.5 for STARR group and from 16.5 to 5.3 for ID group. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two procedures considering the outcomes parameters and the complications. Both ID and STARR procedure seem to be effective in the treatment of ODS.
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Metadata
Title
Short-term results after STARR versus internal Delorme for obstructed defecation: a non-randomized prospective study
Authors
N. L. Ohazuruike
J. Martellucci
C. Menconi
S. Panicucci
G. Toniolo
G. Naldini
Publication date
01-06-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Updates in Surgery / Issue 2/2014
Print ISSN: 2038-131X
Electronic ISSN: 2038-3312
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-014-0247-2

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