title: Consensus conference on the stapled transanal rectal resection (STARR) for disordered defaecation.
abstract: An international working party was convened in Rome, Italy on 16-17 June, 2005, with the purpose of developing a consensus on the application of the circular stapling instrument to the treatment of certain rectal conditions, the so-called Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection (STARR). Since the procedure has been submitted to only limited objective analysis it was felt prudent to hold a meeting of interested individuals for the purpose of evaluating the current status and to make conclusions and recommendations concerning the applicability of this new approach.
authors.affiliation: Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA. marvin.corman@stonybrook.edu
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Corman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carriero
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herold
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Jayne
authors.forename: P-A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Lehur
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lomanto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mellgren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nicholls
authors.forename: P-O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Nyström
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Senagore
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stuto
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Wexner
mesh_terms: D003248:Constipation / Q000601:surgery*; D003672:Defecation; D006801:Humans; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling