Clinical Outcomes of Transanal Drainage Tube Placement Following Surgical Repair for Chronic III-IV Perineal Tears
Transanal drainage tube placement may enhance anal sphincter function when used at the time of anal sphincteroplasty. Maintaining TDT for more than 8 days is associated with higher success rate. Both successful and unsuccessful repairs lead to significant improvements in quality of life and fecal incontinence symptoms.
Authors
- Hua Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-1065)
- Xinmiao Bao
- Lan Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5753-5426)
- Shu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8651-4795)
- Yiwei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4987-6882)
- Wei Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7908-8476)
- Yaqian Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6032-6032)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s558989
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital