Urological and Genital Diseases: Rectocoele Urological and Genital Diseases Rectocoele
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be selected from the clinics for suitability for surgical repair of their rectocoele following appropriate investigations. All patients will be assessed in a structure manner. A specific
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Research participants will be recruited from the outpatient clinic once they have been identified by preoperative investigation to be suitable for surgical repair of their rectocoele. Inclusion criteria: 1. The presence of excessive straining, incomplete evacuation 2. The requirement for perineal/vaginal digital pressure during defecation 3. Vaginal bulging and constipation, due to a rectocoele as proven on defaecography, in the presence of a normal large bowel. These are standard indications for rectocoele repair. 62 patients will be recruited in to the study from the department of Colorectal Surgery and Gynaecology, 31 patients will be in each arm.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a slow transit colon or sphincter defects as these patients have been shown not to benefit from rectocoele repair.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional outcome and quality of life changes by the surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed