Table 4.
Results of Laparoscopic Resection Rectopexy for Rectal Prolapse.
| Authors | No. of patients | Design | Morbidity (%) | Mortaility (%) | Improvement of continence (%) | Improvement of constipation (%) | New onset of constipation (%) | Recurrence No. (%) | Follow-up (month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson et al. 1998[56] | 30 | Prospective | 13 | 3 | 70 | 64 | NS | 0 (0) | 18# |
| Xynos et al. 1999[57] | 10 | Prospective | 10 | 0 | 71 | NS | NS | 0 (0) | 12* |
| Kellokumpu et al. 2000[21] | 17 | Prospective | 6 | 0 | 80 | 64 | 67 | 0 (0) | 24# |
| Benoist et al. 2001[22] | 18 | Retrospective | 11 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 (0) | 20* |
| Rose et al. 2002[58] | 97 | Prospective | 26 | 0 | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS |
| Lechaux et al. 2005[32] | 13 | Prospective | 8 | 0 | 38 | 8 | NS | 1 (8) | 36# |
| Ashari et al. 2005[59] | 117 | Prospective | 9 | 1 | 62 | 69 | 0 | 2 (3) | 62# |
| Kim et al. 2012[60] | 18 | Retrospective | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | NS | 2 (11) | 40# |
| Laubert et al. 2012[61] | 154 | Prospective | 20 | 1 | 61 | 74 | NS | 10 (10) | 56* |
| Formijne Jonkers et al. 2014[46] | 28 | Retrospective | 32 | 0 | 94 | 63 | 8 | 0 (0) | 57* |
NS, not stated; *mean; # median