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ArticlePediatric surgery international2024

Transanal proximal rectosigmoidectomy: a single-center experience in surgically treated severe medically refractory idiopathic constipation.

Vatche Melkonian, Lea Wehrli, Andrea Bischoff, Emily H Cooper, Jill Ketzer, Laura Judd-Glossy, Luis de la Torre

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Vatche MelkonianInternational Center for Colorectal and Urogenital Care, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA. vatchejames@yahoo.com.
Lea WehrliInternational Center for Colorectal and Urogenital Care, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Andrea BischoffInternational Center for Colorectal and Urogenital Care, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Emily H CooperResearch Outcomes in Children's Surgery, Center for Children's Surgery, Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
Jill KetzerInternational Center for Colorectal and Urogenital Care, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Laura Judd-GlossyInternational Center for Colorectal and Urogenital Care, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
Luis de la TorreInternational Center for Colorectal and Urogenital Care, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.

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purposeTo present the functional results after a transanal proximal rectosigmoidectomy in patients with severe idiopathic constipation in which medical treatment has failed.

methodsPatients with severe idiopathic constipation who underwent transanal proximal rectosigmoidectomy (TPRS) at Children's Hospital Colorado between June 2019 and March 2024 were included in the study. We compared multiple pre- and post-operative outcome measures and the patient's bowel regimen before and after resection.

resultsFourteen patients underwent TPRS, 10 of whom were male. The average age at the time of surgery was 10.1 years (range 5-19). Seven patients have moderate to severe autism. Constipation-related clinic visits, family calls, procedural intervention, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations notably decreased frequency after TPRS. Laxative dosages and enema volume requirements were also reduced after surgery. Before surgery, all the patients suffered from daily fecal accidents, while post-operatively, all were completely free of stool accidents.

conclusionIn our experience, for patients who suffer from severe medically refractory idiopathic constipation, TPRS has provided improvement in their symptoms and decreased the complications inherent to this chronic disease. Parents and patients attest to a profound positive transformation in their quality of life after surgery.

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Colon, SigmoidConstipationRectumAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultIdiopathic constipationRectosigmoidectomyRefractoryTransanal

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