BACKGROUND: This study was designed to assess defecatory function in @entity1 who underwent laparoscopic ventral rectopexy (LVR) for external rectal prolapse (ERP). METHODS: Thirty-one @entity1 who underwent evacuation proctography 6  months postoperatively were assessed. Preoperative proctography had been performed in 21 @entity1 of these @entity1 . Defecatory function was evaluated using the constipation scoring system (CSS) and @entity1241 severity index (FISI). RESULTS: The findings of postoperative proctography revealed no full-thickness ERP in any @entity1 , although in 10 @entity1 the ERP was replaced by @entity3473 ( @entity3473 ). Of the 31 @entity1 , 30 presented with @entity1241 preoperatively. Ten of 30 had new-onset @entity3473 . Six months postoperatively, a reduction of at least 50  % in the FISI score of the @entity1 with new-onset @entity3473 tended to be significantly smaller than in the @entity1 without @entity3473 (6/10 vs. 18/20, p  =  0.141). Seventeen @entity1 presented with obstructed defecation preoperatively. Seven of them had new-onset @entity3473 . Six months postoperatively, a reduction of at least 50  % in their CSS score in the @entity1 with new-onset @entity3473 was significantly smaller than in @entity1 without @entity3473 (0/7 vs. 8/10, p  =  0.002). CONCLUSIONS: Evacuation proctography showed new-onset @entity3473 in some @entity1 with ERP who underwent LVR, which was associated with a lack of symptomatic improvement.

New-onset XXXX may not result in symptomatic improvement after laparoscopic ventral rectopexy for external rectal prolapse.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1241 :: ('MESH:D005242', 'Disease') :: ['fecal incontinence'] @entity3473 :: ('MESH:D007443', 'Disease') :: ['rectoanal intussusception', 'RAI']
@entity3473 :: (MESH:D007443,Disease) :: ['rectoanal intussusception']
