At Sulaimani Teaching Hospital (STH), we received 30 patients between the years 2005 and 2011. All had history of full-thickness rectal prolapse for at least 12 months period. The topography of the ...

UNFAMILIAR at the time with the literature on rectal prolapse, yet with a distinct impression that the various treatments employed were not consistently satisfactory, I tried in October, 1939, a ...

Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for internal rectal prolapse in adults. This involves using a piece of sterile material (mesh) to attach the rectum to the lower ...

Patricia Hitch Ball was jailed for three months at J. Reuben Long Detention Center in Horry County for a charge that eventually was dropped. One month into her incarceration, she experienced a ...

Constipation can cause rectal pressure, and making lifestyle changes like adding fiber to your diet can help. Hemorrhoids ...

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A repair procedure isn’t necessary for everyone who develops a rectocele, but it may be the treatment of choice when symptoms can’t be managed conservatively. A rectocele is a type of pelvic organ ...

The choice of an ideal operation for complete rectal prolapse remains a perplexing problem for surgeons. We prefer longitudinal plication of the whole rectal wall through a perineal approach for all ...

Internal rectal prolapse is when the lowest part of the bowel (rectum) telescopes on itself. It is more common in women who have had children but also happens in nulliparous women and in men. Factors ...