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Table 3 Morbidity and mortality and functional results of Altemeier’s procedure in literature

From: Altemeier’s procedure for complete rectal prolapse; outcome and function in 43 consecutive female patients

Study

N. of patients

Morbidity

Mortality

Fecal continence

ODS

Kimmins (2001) [10]

63

10%

0

ND

ND

Cirocco (2010) [11]

103

14%

0

Improved

Improved

Lee (2010) [12]

143

13.8%

0

ND

ND

Ris (2011) [13]

60

35%

1.6%

62%

ND

Ding (2012) [14]

113

16.8%

ND

ND

ND

Senapati (2013) [15]

102

5%

2%

Improved

ND

Towliat (2013) [16]

26

ND

ND

ND

Worsened

Kim (2014) [17]

63

3%

1.6%

ND

ND

Elagili(2015) [18]

22

22%

0

Worsened

Worsened

Our series

43

2.3%

0

No change

Improved