Historical background: treatments for hemorrhoids and ODS prior to transanal stapling techniques -- Anatomy and physiology of anorectal prolapse -- Diagnosis of hemorrhoids and ODS -- Evaluation of patients with symptomatic hemorrhoids and obstructed defecation -- Patient selection for stapled hemorrhoidopexy and STARR -- Stapled hemorrhoidopexy: the technique -- Stapled transanal rectal resection procedure -- The evidence for stapled hemorrhoidopexy and STARR -- Areas of controversy and future research
Summary
It is essential that the correct principles of transanal stapling are documented to aid training in techniques and to avoid unwanted complications. This book addresses transanal stapling techniques for anorectal prolapse
