Strategy for selection of type of operation for XXXX based on clinical criteria.

@entity1 @entity3577 @entity322
PURPOSE: Reports of outcome after surgery for @entity3577 predominantly relate to single operative procedures. A single surgical operation is not appropriate for all @entity1 with @entity3577 . We describe a selective policy based on clinical criteria. METHODS: @entity1 were offered surgery according to the following broad clinical protocol. Those who were unfit for abdominal surgery had a perineal operation. The remainder had a suture abdominal rectopexy. A sigmoid resection was added for @entity1 in whom @entity322 was not a predominant symptom. RESULTS: Surgery was performed in 159 @entity1 . Of these, 57 had a perineal operation, 65 had fixation rectopexy, and 37 had resection rectopexy. There were no in-hospital deaths, and major complications occurred in five @entity1 (3.5 percent). Minimum follow-up was 3 years. Of the 143 @entity1 with long-term follow-up, recurrence occurred in 7 (5 percent). Constipation increased from 41 to 43 percent (59-61/143) and @entity322 decreased from 43 to 19 percent (61 to 27/143). CONCLUSIONS: A selective policy has improved outcome compared with reports of a single operation. Future studies might consider an objective method of selecting the type of operation for @entity3577 .
