Long Term Results of STARR With Contour Transtar (LTSTARR)

University of Roma La Sapienza

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rectal Prolapse; Rectocele; Intussusception of Rectum

Treatments: Procedure: Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02971332

STR016a

Details and patient eligibility

About

Obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) is a widespread and disabling syndrome. With this study the investigators want to evaluate the long term results of Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection (STARR) performed with Contour Transtar device in the treatment of ODS. A re-evaluation of 113 patients subjected to STARR from June 2007 to January 2010 was conducted.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ODS
• presence of a rectocele that did not empty and/or a recto-rectal or recto-anal intussusception.

Exclusion criteria

• anal sphincter contractile deficiency
• previous rectal resection

Trial design

113 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment Group

Description:

Patients candidated to STARR after the failure of medical and dietary therapy and after a complete radiological and functional study.

Treatment:

Procedure: Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection