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SUBMITTER: Kiyasu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6768687 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kiyasu Yoshiyuki Y Tsunoda Akira A Takahashi Tomoko T Nomura Masayoshi M
Journal of the anus, rectum and colon 20170101 4
<h4>Objectives</h4>Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) POP is defined as the protrusion of pelvic organs from the vaginal canal. POP often coexists with internal rectal prolapse or external rectal prolapse (ERP). A series of patients with coexisting POP and ERP who underwent laparoscopic ventral rectopexy (LVR) combined with laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) are reported here.<h4>Methods</h4>Seven patients underwent LVR and LSC together. Fecal incontinence was assessed by the Fecal Incontinence Severity ...[more]