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## Purpose The surgical management of patients with full-thickness rectal prolapse (FTRP) continues to remain a challenge in the laparoscopic era. This study retrospectively assesses a cohort of patients undergoing a transanal suture sacro rectopexy supported by sclerosant injection into the presacral space under ultrasound guidance. ## Methods Patients with FTRP underwent a sutured transrectal presacral fixation of 2/3 of the circumference of the rectum from the third sacral vertebra to the sacrococcygeal junction through a side-viewing operating proctoscope. The procedure was supplemented by ultrasound-guided injection into the retrorectal space of a 2 mL solution of sodium tetradecyl sulfate/polidocanol mixed with air. Patients were functionally assessed before and 6 months after surgery with the Agachan constipation score and the Pescatori incontinence score. ## Results There were 36 adult patients (26 males; the range of age, 23–92 years). The mean operative time was 27 minutes (range, 23–50 minutes) with no recorded perioperative morbidity. The median follow-up was 66 months (range, 48–84 months) with 1 (2.8%) recurrence presenting 18 months after surgery. There were 19 patie

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Author

Shantikumar Dhondiram Chivate; Meghana Vinay Chougule; Rahul Shantikumar Chivate; Palak Harshuk Thakrar

Publisher

Korean Society of Coloproctology

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)