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Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 10, 2015; 7(12): 1045-1054
Published online Sep 10, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i12.1045
Table 1 Abdominal procedures for pelvic floor disorders
Type of procedureOperation technique
Suture rectopexy (Sudeck)Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators
Suture of rectum to presacral fasica
Anterior sling rectopexy (Ripstein)Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators circular wrapping of mesh around rectum and attachment to the promontory
Lateral mesh rectopexy (Orr-Loygue)Anterior + posterior complete rectal mobilisation fixation by two lateral mesh strips to promontory
Ventral mesh rectopexy (D'Hoore)Strictly anterior rectal dissection to level of levators
Fixation of mesh strip on distal rectum and to promontory
Posterior mesh rectopexy (Wells)Complete rectal mobilisation to level of levators
Semicircular mesh around rectum posterior, fixation to promontory
Resection rectopexyComplete rectal mobilisation to level of levators sigmoid resection and suture fixation of rectum to promontory
(Frykman-Goldberg)
Rectal mobilisation without rectopexyComplete rectal mobilisation to level of levators no fixation