Minimally invasive resection rectopexy as a treatment method for obstructive defecation (ODS): functional outcome in ODS; constipation and fecal incontinence.

BMC Surg · 2026 · PMC13182115 · PMID 41787390

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highly significantp < 0.0001actually significant

Post hoc paired t-tests confirmed highly significant improvements at 1, 3, and 6 months (all p < 0.0001).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.015actually significant

showed a trendno p-value reported

Clavien–Dindo IIIa complications were reported in 13.0% (3/23) of NOSE-LRR patients, with no events in the other two groups; this difference showed a trend but did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.015).

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a positive trendp = 0.1546not close (p > 0.1)

Although a positive trend was observed over time, the main effect of time did not reach statistical significance (F(3,325) = 1.76, p = 0.1546).

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failed to reach significanceno p-value reported

Given a significant main effect of gender, WIS was analyzed separately for male and female patients, but subgroup analyses also failed to reach significance.

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