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Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of PPH and vaginal repair to strengthen recto-cele in the treatment of ODS patients. Methods 87 patients with rectocele were divided into and groups A and B according to the principle of randomization. They were treated by vaginal repair and PPH repair respectively. The two groups were compared in term of curative effect and Longo′s ODS score,operation time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative pain score,the number of analgesics needed,hospitalization time and hospitalization expenses. Results The heal rates together with marked efficacy rate at months 1 and 3 in group B were significantly higher than those of group A(87.5%,90% vs.77.5%,80%,P<0.05).There were no differences in hospital stay and in-traoperative blood loss.Group B was significantly superior to group A in postoperative pain score,number of analge-sics needed and hospitalization expenses.Conclusion PPH is more complete and more effective in treating consti-pation caused by RC.