… decision-making in the treatment of patients with obstructed … using the keywords ‘obstructed
defecation’, ‘rectocele’, ‘rectal … with the stapling procedure) of STARR in patients who did not …

… assessment, operative features and outcomes of the STARR technique for the treatment of
ODS. … treated with STARR procedure was 4,464. In conclusion STARR surgical procedure has …

… STARR operation for ODS (obstructed defecation syndrome), complaining of persisting or
de novo occurrence of pelvic floor dysfunctions. Postoperative St Mark’s and ODS scores were …

… a place in the treatment algorithm for obstructed defecation. … ) meeting may assist in decision
making as to the best surgical … The STARR procedure involves separate excisions of the …

… mainly posterior location in 10 cases, a mainly anterior site in two cases, and a circumferential
… STARR by different surgeons and proposed a decision-making algorithm of treatment [22]. …

… rectal resection or the STARR procedure was popularized. … The decision-making details
and surgical procedures will be … is done under general anesthesia in the lithotomy position. It …

… following VMR versus STARR techniques, found that the postoperative ODS score decreased
from 16 to 12 in the STARR group (P=0.02) versus 19 to 9 (P=0.001) in the VMR group. …

… typically refer to ‘‘obstructed defecation syndrome’’ 8 while … recommended the controversial
STARR procedure for rectocele … , this method did enable us to hierarchize decision-making, …

… Decision making for the management of malignant LBO often depends on the location of
the … 1 is a suggested treatment algorithm to aid with decision making. Where stenting as a …

… Defecography may influence clinical decision-making and … However, the STARR procedure
is safe and efficient in … constipation and the obstructive defecation syndrome. Speakman et al[…