Rectal stenosis following procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
;
(12): 897-899, 2006.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-300591
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate stenosis of the lower rectum following PPH with special respect to potential predictive factors or stenotic events.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective analysis of 554 consecutive patients, which underwent PPH from July 2000 to December 2004 was performed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Only patients with follow-up check were evaluated, thus the analysis includes 489 patients (489/554, 88.3%) with a mean follow-up of (324 +/- 18) days. Rectal stenosis was observed in 12 patients (12/489, 2.5%), the median time to stenosis was 89 - 134 (125 +/- 5) days. All the patients complained of obstructive defecation and underwent strictureplasty with electrocautery or balloon dilation through colonoscopy. A statistical analysis revealed that patients with stenosis had significantly more often prior sclerosis therapy for hemorrhoids (58.3% vs. 20.0%, P = 0.02) and severe postoperative pain (25.0% vs. 6.7%, P = 0.003). Other factors, such as gender (P = 0.32), prior surgery for hemorrhoids (P = 0.11), histological evidence of squamous skin (P = 0.77) or revision (P = 0.53) showed no significance.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Rectal stenosis is an uncommon event after PPH. Early stenosis will occur within the first four months after surgery. The majority of the stenosis can be cured through colonoscopy surgery. The predictive factors for stenosis are previous sclerosis therapy for hemorrhoids and severe postoperative pain.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pathology
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Postoperative Complications
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Rectal Diseases
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General Surgery
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Retrospective Studies
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Proctoscopy
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Rectal Prolapse
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Surgical Stapling
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Hemorrhoids
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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