PURPOSE: Clinical and physiological results of Delorme's procedure were assessed retrospectively in @entity1 undergoing this procedure for @entity3577 . METHODS: A consecutive series of 31 @entity1 (7 males, 24 females; age, 14-93, mean 70 years) with full-thickness, @entity3577 were treated by Delorme's procedure between 1994 and 2002. Median follow-up was 39 (range, 6-96) months. RESULTS: Good results were achieved in 27 @entity1 (87 percent), prolapse recurrence was observed in 4 (13 percent), and mean recurrence time was 14 (range, 3-25) months. There were no postoperative deaths. Minor complications occurred in four @entity1 . The median changes in preoperative and postoperative physiologic patterns in 16 @entity1 were as follows: resting pressure from 21.0 (range, 5-48) to 23.5 (range, 12-76) cm @entity2507 (P = 0.030), squeeze pressure from 64.0 (range, 27-248) to 108.0 (range, 32-264) cm @entity2507 (P = 0.041), volume at first sensation from 100 (range, 70-180) to 70 (range, 40-130) ml (P = 0.002), maximum tolerated volume from 260 (range, 120-400) to 160 (range, 70-400) ml (P = 0.001). Incontinence improved in 63 percent. No @entity1 became constipated, and 38 percent of those constipated preoperatively improved. The preoperative @entity322 score improved from 11.5 (range, 1-20) to 6.0 (range, 0-20) after operation (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: Delorme's procedure had a low morbidity, did not lead to @entity1142 , improved anal continence, and had a reasonably low recurrence rate. Improved anal sphincter and rectal sensation were associated with a reduced incidence of defecatory problems after Delorme's procedure.

Delorme's procedure for XXXX : clinical and physiological analysis.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity322 :: ('MESH:D014549', 'Disease') :: ['incontinence'] @entity2507 :: ('CHEBI:33813', 'Chemical') :: ['H2O'] @entity1142 :: ('MESH:D003248', 'Disease') :: ['constipation'] @entity3577 :: ('MESH:D056887', 'Disease') :: ['rectal prolapse']
@entity3577 :: (MESH:D056887,Disease) :: ['rectal prolapse']
