Stapled TransAnal Rectal Resection (STARR): Clinical and Radiological Outcome

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Obstructed Defecation Syndrome (ODS)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00587080

StV 33-2006

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate the correlation between clinical and radiological outcome after Stapled TransAnal Rectal Resection (STARR)

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 18 years
• clinical signs of ODS with prior not effective conservative treatment
• anterior rectoceles and/or intussusceptions in MR-defecography

Exclusion criteria

• < 18 years
• fixed enteroceles
• severe fecal incontinence
• external rectal prolapse
• anismus