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Laparoscopic suture rectopexy
W Graf1, T Stefánsson, D Arvidsson
1Department of Surgery, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|February 1, 1995
Abstract
Purpose:
This article describes a technique for laparoscopic suture rectopexy and assesses the postoperative results.
Methods:
The rectum was fixed to the presacral fascia with five to six sutures. The procedure was performed using a laparoscope in four patients.
Results:
There were no postoperative complications. In one patient a large enterocele was observed during the operation. This patient developed a recurrence about one month postoperatively.
Conclusion:
Laparoscopic suture rectopexy might be an alternative to open rectopexy for patients with isolated rectal prolapse.