Does concurrent posterior repair for an asymptomatic rectocele reduce the risk of surgical failure in patients undergoing sacrocolpopexy?

Olivia H ChangEmily R W DavidsonTonya N ThomasMarie Fidela R ParaisoCecile A Ferrando

Published in: International urogynecology journal (2020)

For patients with asymptomatic rectoceles, a concurrent posterior repair at the time of sacrocolpopexy reduces the odds of composite patient-centered failure without an increased rate of dyspareunia or de novo defecatory dysfunction.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
locally advanced
oxidative stress
rectal cancer
radiation therapy