Laparoscopic suture rectopexy
- 1 February 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 38 (2) , 211-212
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02052454
Abstract
This article describes a technique for laparoscopic suture rectopexy and assesses the postoperative results. The rectum was fixed to the presacral fascia with five to six sutures. The procedure was performed using a laparoscope in four patients. There were no postoperative complications. In one patient a large enterocele was observed during the operation. This patient developed a recurrence about one month postoperatively. Laparoscopic suture rectopexy might be an alternative to open rectopexy for patients with isolated rectal prolapse.Keywords
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