Changes in anorectal physiology following injection sclerotherapy using aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid versus transanal repair in patients with symptomatic rectocele; a retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Comparison of constipation scoring system between ALTAS and TAR in rectocele

Treatment	Baseline value^a,b	After 3 months^a	After 3 years^b	P value^a,b
ALTAS	11.61 (2.84)	4.78 (1.09)	5.61 (0.94)	< 0.001
TAR	10.83 (2.55)	4.39 (0.61)	5.44 (1.04)	< 0.001
P-value	0.368	0.176	0.600

Data are expressed as absolute mean (standard deviation)
Minimum Score, 0; Maximum Score, 30
ALTAS sclerotherapy using aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid, TAR transanal rectocele repair
^asignificant data between baseline value and after 3 months
^bsignificant data between baseline value and after 3 years

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