title: Posterior-compartment repair: a urology perspective.
abstract: The prevalence of posterior-compartment prolapse (rectocele) is not known. The authors have found that operative repair symptomatically improved a majority of patients with impaired defecation associated with a large rectocele, but this improvement was likely related at least in part to factors other than the size of the rectocele. Multiple surgical techniques are available for rectocele repair, and the literature is not clear regarding indications for each type of surgical intervention. This article reviews the literature regarding various types of posterior-compartment repair, and draws conclusions regarding their absolute efficacy and relative efficacy in comparison with one another.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. agomel@lsuhsc.edu
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomelsky
authors.forename: Roger R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Dmochowski
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020047:Rectocele / Q000601:surgery*; D012074:Remission Induction; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods