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Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa, Japan
Copyright © 2021 The Korean Society of Coloproctology
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Finding | No. of patients |
---|---|
ERP alone | 65 |
ERP + additional abnormalities | 59 |
ERP + EC | 39 |
ERP + RC | 9 |
ERP + SC | 2 |
ERP + EC + RC | 8 |
ERP + EC + SC | 1 |
Total | 124 |
Variable |
Length of ERP |
P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
≤30 mm (n=67) | >30 mm (n=57) | ||
Age (yr) | 80 (34–95) | 79 (45–91) | 0.373 |
Parity | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–5) | 0.082 |
Previous hysterectomy | 10 (14.9) | 10 (17.5) | 0.693 |
Previous surgery for ERP | 6 (9.0) | 4 (7.0) | 0.752 |
Enterocele | 18 (26.9) | 30 (52.6) | 0.003 |
Rectocele, > 20 mm | 10 (14.9) | 7 (12.3) | 0.670 |
Sigmoidocele | 1 (1.5) | 2 (3.5) | 0.594 |
Pelvic floor descenta (mm) | 25.2 (–8.8 to 54.6) | 24.3 (–8.7 to 60.8) | 0.821 |
Finding | No. of patients |
---|---|
ERP alone | 65 |
ERP + additional abnormalities | 59 |
ERP + EC | 39 |
ERP + RC | 9 |
ERP + SC | 2 |
ERP + EC + RC | 8 |
ERP + EC + SC | 1 |
Total | 124 |
Variable | Length of ERP |
P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
≤30 mm (n=67) | >30 mm (n=57) | ||
Age (yr) | 80 (34–95) | 79 (45–91) | 0.373 |
Parity | 2 (0–5) | 2 (0–5) | 0.082 |
Previous hysterectomy | 10 (14.9) | 10 (17.5) | 0.693 |
Previous surgery for ERP | 6 (9.0) | 4 (7.0) | 0.752 |
Enterocele | 18 (26.9) | 30 (52.6) | 0.003 |
Rectocele, > 20 mm | 10 (14.9) | 7 (12.3) | 0.670 |
Sigmoidocele | 1 (1.5) | 2 (3.5) | 0.594 |
Pelvic floor descent |
25.2 (–8.8 to 54.6) | 24.3 (–8.7 to 60.8) | 0.821 |
Variable | Coefficients | P-value |
---|---|---|
Age (yr) | 0.088 | 0.332 |
Parity | –0.040 | 0.658 |
Previous hysterectomy (no, yes) | 0.327 | < 0.0001 |
Previous surgery for ERP (no, yes) | –0.175 | 0.052 |
Rectocele, > 20 mm (no, yes) | 1.90 | 0.034 |
Sigmoidocele (no, yes) | –0.017 | 0.848 |
Length of ERP, > 30 mm (no, yes) | 0.264 | 0.003 |
Pelvic floor descent (mm) | 0.041 | 0.658 |
Variable | Coefficients | P-value |
---|---|---|
Age (yr) | –0.147 | 0.102 |
Parity | 0.017 | 0.848 |
Previous hysterectomy (no, yes) | 0.192 | 0.032 |
Previous surgery for ERP (no, yes) | –0.088 | 0.333 |
Enterocele (no, yes) | 0.190 | 0.034 |
Sigmoidocele (no, yes) | –0.047 | 0.607 |
Length of ERP, > 30 mm (no, yes) | –0.038 | 0.673 |
Pelvic floor descent (mm) | 0.077 | 0.411 |
Variable | Unstandardized regression weight | t-value | P-value | Variance explained (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Enterocele | ||||
Previous hysterectomy (no, yes) | 0.394 | 3.40 | 0.001 | |
Length of ERP, > 30 mm (no, yes) | 0.267 | 3.17 | 0.002 | 16 |
Rectocele | ||||
Previous hysterectomy (no, yes) | 0.162 | 2.29 | 0.024 | 4 |
EC, enterocele; RC, rectocele; SC, sigmoidocele.
Values are presented as median (range) or number (%). The extent of the anorectal junction relative to the inferior margin of the ischial tuberosity during defecation.
ERP, external rectal prolapse.
ERP, external rectal prolapse.
ERP, external rectal prolapse.