Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Obstructed Defecation Surgery

Laparoscopic abdominal ventral rectopexy is an established surgical technique used to restore rectal support in women with obstructive defecatory syndrome (ODS). It is the most common surgery used to treat ODS. It involves a series of small cuts in the abdomen and the use of mesh to hold the rectum in the correct position.

Transvaginal sacrospinous rectopexy is an innovative procedure which has shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of stool entrapment. This is a mesh-free and vaginal route procedure.