Obstructed defaecation syndrome: European consensus guidelines on the surgical management
Arcangelo Picciariello, P. R. O’Connell, Dieter Hahnloser, Gaetano Gallo, Arantxa Muñoz-Duyos, O. Schwandner, Pierpaolo Sileri, Giovanni Milito, Stefan Riss, P Boccasanta, Gabriele Naldini, Antonio Arroyo, F de laPortilla, Petr Tsarkov, Bruno Roche, Christoph Isbert, Mario Trompetto, A. D’Hoore, Klaus E. Matzel, Evangelos Xynos, Lilli Lundby, Carlo Ratto, Esther C. J. Consten, A. Infantino, Yves Panís, Giovanni Terrosu, Eloy Espín, Jean‐Luc Faucheron, Angelo Guttadauro, Michel Adamina, Paul‐Antoine Lehur, Donato F. Altomare
Abstract
Lay Summary Clinical decision-making in the treatment of patients with obstructed defaecation remains controversial and no international guidelines have been provided so far. This study reports a consensus among European opinion leaders on the management of obstructed defaecation in different possible clinical scenarios.