Value and limits of stapled transanal rectal repair for obstructed defecation syndrome: 10 years-experience with 450 cases

Summary: Background/Objective: In the late's 90' a new surgical treatment, the stapled trans-anal rectal resection (STARR) was born to treat obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS). In this study we retrospectively analyze a series of 450 cases that underwent STARR in 10 years. Methods: Betw...

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Main Authors: Angelo Guttadauro, Marco Chiarelli, Matteo Maternini, Melissa Baini, Nicoletta Pecora, Francesco Gabrielli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958417301896