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September 10, 2025Techniques in ColoproctologyOpen Access

Surgical outcomes on health-related quality of life in rectal prolapse: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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HYHannaneh Yousefi‐KomaYRYassin RahnamaDNDorsa Najari

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Overview

Systematic review reveals surgical intervention improves quality of life in rectal prolapse, highlighting no superior approach.

Key Points

  • Surgical intervention improves quality of life in rectal prolapse patients, with most studies reporting enhanced scores.
  • Out of 34 studies included in the meta-analysis, 20 reported significant quality of life improvements using various assessment tools.
  • The analysis compared perineal and abdominal surgical approaches, revealing no statistically significant advantages for either method.
  • High heterogeneity among studies suggests variability in outcomes, indicating a need for standardized quality of life questionnaires.

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Yousefi‐Koma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c23554b1d3bfb60efb40https://doi.org/10.1007/s10151-025-03198-0
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