Abdominal ventral rectopexy with colectomy for obstructed defecation syndrome: An alternative option for selected patients

Figure 3 The variation in constipation symptoms in patients with obstructed defecation syndrome undergoing surgery assessed by an obstructed defecation syndrome score > 10, as severely symptomatic. The mean obstructed defecation syndrome score decreased from 20.7 (range 16-25) preoperatively to 7 (range 2-10) at the end of follow-up. ODS: Obstructed defecation syndrome.