[Rare complication after STARR operation]

Chirurg. 2008 Jun;79(6):580-3. doi: 10.1007/s00104-007-1407-4.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Longo's STARR operation is a new surgical technique for the management of obstructive defecation syndrome. A major advantage is the repair of rectocele and intussusception in a single transanal approach. Complications such as bleeding, infection, anal stenosis, and fistulas are known. In the described patient we detected a cavity in the spatium rectovaginale which was lined by rectum mucosa and connected to the rectum as a result of an incomplete resection of rectum wall and dilatation of the stapler suture. Recurrent stool incrustration in the cavity led to preformation of coproliths. We performed a modified Rehn-Delorme operation to resect the cavity. The STARR operation is a technique which should be used carefully and performed only by surgeons with experience and full knowledge of the potential complications.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Fecal Impaction / diagnosis
  • Fecal Impaction / etiology*
  • Fecal Impaction / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / surgery
  • Proctoscopy*
  • Rectocele / surgery*
  • Rectovaginal Fistula / diagnosis
  • Rectovaginal Fistula / etiology*
  • Rectovaginal Fistula / surgery
  • Reoperation
  • Surgical Staplers*
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / diagnosis
  • Surgical Wound Dehiscence / surgery