Secondary structural Changes of the Rectal Wall in Rectal Prolapse: a Functional Pathological Study on Resection Specimens with Correlation of Clinical Findings

• Conditions: K62.3; K59.0; Rectal prolapse; Constipation

• Registration Number: DRKS00005662
• Lead Sponsor: Abteilung Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, KoloproktologieSt. Barbara-Klinik Hamm

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-01-21
• Study Completion: 2014-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who are diagnosed with obstructed defaecation and rectocele/rectal prolapse following the routine preoperative therapeutic and diagnostic protocol and who are indicated for the STARR-procedure.

Exclusion Criteria

previous rectal operation during the last 12 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- rate and extent of histopathologically ascertainable structural impairement and defects in STARR-specimens

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- correlation of documented structural damage with clinical findings, patient age, and sex