T A A M Habeeb, M Podda, M Chiaretti, A Kechagias, J B Lledó, Abd-Elfattah Kalmoush, Fawzy M Mustafa, Mohammed Shaaban Nassar, Mohamed Fathy Labib, Sobhy Rezk Ahmed Teama, Mohammed Hassan Elshafey, Hamdi Elbelkasi, Mohamed Ibrahim Abo Alsaad, Ahmed M Sallam, Hassan Ashour, Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, Abdelshafy Mostafa, Tamer Mohamed Elshahidy, Ahmed M Yehia, Tamer Rushdy, Alaaedin Ramadan, Abd Elwahab M Hamed, Mahmoud Abdou Yassin, Abd-Elrahman M Metwalli
BACKGROUND: In elderly patients with external full-thickness rectal prolapse (EFTRP), the exact differences in postoperative recurrence and functional outcomes between laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) and perineal stapler resection (PSR) have not yet been investigated. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study on 330 elderly patients divided into LVMR group (n = 250) and PSR (n = 80) from April 2012 to April 2019...
April 15, 2024: Techniques in Coloproctology