Abstract
Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (LVMR) is a technique that was developed by D’Hoore et al. for repair of rectal prolapse. The purported advantage of this approach over more traditional methods is that it avoids posterolateral mobilization of the rectum and therefore reduces the likelihood of a neural injury to the pelvic plexus or hypogastric nerves, as well as injury to the sacral venous plexus. In a recent multi-institutional study led by D’Hoore, 919 patients who underwent LVMR were retrospectively reviewed. In this group, rate of recurrence for external rectal prolapse at 10 years was 8.2 %, and rate of mesh erosion at 10 years was 1.3 %. The authors contend that LVMR is safe and effective as a treatment of rectal prolapse. This chapter describes indications, essential steps, variations, and complications of this procedure. It provides a detailed template operative note for the procedure.
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Wolf, J.H., Fang, S.H. (2017). Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy. In: Hoballah, J., Scott-Conner, C., Chong, H. (eds) Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44797-1_76
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