Abstract
Rectocele is a condition that can be repaired transrectally with an obliterative suture technique. The obliterative suture is essentially a tightly drawn continuous lock-stitch suture that strangulates the tissues contained in the suture line, and causes them to slough, yet approximates the tissues at the base of the suture line, the submucosa, and muscularis layers and allows them to heal rapidly. This technique is bloodless, easy to perform, and effective as far as cure and relief of symptoms. The time required for repair of the rectocele is approximately 6 minutes. The presence of a rectocele should be sought for routinely in every proctologic examination in the female. If anorectal surgery is to be performed, the rectocele should be repaired coincidentally, even if the rectocele is asymptomatic. If the rectocele is symptomatic, it should be repaired even if no other anorectal procedure is contemplated. The transrectal obliterative suture technique appears to have advantages over the vaginal or other transrectal techniques and is the method of choice for the repair of rectocele.
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Block, I.R. Transrectal repair of rectocele using obliterative suture. Dis Colon Rectum 29, 707–711 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555314
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02555314