Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy vs. transperineal mesh repair for obstructed defecation syndrome associated with rectocele: comparison of selectively distributed patients

Table 3 Number of patients with an improvement over 50% at postoperative 12^th month’s IMPACT scores

Variables	Patients’ improvement N (%)		p-value
IMPACT scores	LVMR (n = 51)	TPMR (n = 80)	p-value
WIS	4 (36)	3 (25)	0.55
SMIS	4 (33)	2 (16)	0.34
CRADI-8	49 (96)	66 (82)	0.021
CSI Total score	46 (90)	63 (78)	0.08
CSI-ODS Subscale	44 (86)	60 (75)	0.12
CSI-Colonic Inertia Subscale	43 (84)	60 (75)	0.20
CSI-Pain Subscale	50 (98)	73 (91)	0.11
PAC-SYM Total score	49 (96)	67 (83)	0.031

Abbreviations: LVMR Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy, TPMR Transperineal mesh repair, SD Standard deviation, WIS Wexner Incontinence Score, SMIS St. Marks Incontinence Score, CRADI-8 Colorectal Anal Distress Inventory, CSI Constipation Severity Instrument, PAC-SYM Patient Assessment of Constipation-Symptoms

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