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Levatorplasty’s role in rectal prolapse management for patients with wide pelvic hiatus: a cohort study [PDF]
BMC SurgeryBackground and aims Rectal prolapse (RP) is a debilitating condition and can cause symptoms of fecal incontinence, obstructed defecation, incomplete evacuation of the rectum, and pain.
Mohamed Yehia Elbarmelgi +4 more
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Influence of rectal prolapse on the asymmetry of the anal sphincter in patients with anal incontinence [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2003 Background Anal sphincter defects have been shown to increase pressure asymmetry within the anal canal in patients with fecal incontinence. However, this correlation is far from perfect, and other factors may play a role.
Barth Xavier +4 more
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Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2007 Despite the innovation of more than 100 surgical procedures for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse, no one procedure is best and applicable to all patients. Traditionally, procedures have been divided into abdominal and perineal approaches. The application of the laparoscopic approach to colon and rectal disease has allowed an additional less ...
David O’Brien
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Rectal prolapse as the initial presentation of rectal cancer—A case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 Herein we report the case of a 63-year-old female tourist who presented to our Emergency Department with complete rectal prolapse. She had complained of diarrhea with traces of blood and mucus and had experienced fatigue after hiking.
Oliver Jurić +11 more
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Unusual presentation of colon cancer as rectal prolapse in middle‐aged male [PDF]
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Rectal prolapse is typically a benign idiopathic condition. Rarely, rectal prolapse can be due to or associated with colorectal carcinoma. Here we present a middle‐aged gentleman with no previous medical or surgical history, who presented with rectal ...
Ashley A. Penton +2 more
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Rectal prolapse and rectal invagination [PDF]
European Journal of Surgery, 2003 Solitary rectal ulcer, internal rectal intussusception, and complete rectal prolapse are a range of defaecatory disorders that may have a common aetiology, namely chronic straining. If the pelvic floor is weak, external prolapse is often complicated by faecal incontinence.
Graeme S. Duthie, R. Farouk
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Rectal prolapse as an initial presentation of colorectal cancer: a systematic review [PDF]
BMC CancerBackground Colorectal cancer rising incidence still pose a public health challenge. In the present systematic review, we aimed to study the colorectal cancer patients with initial presentation of rectal prolapse.
Fatemeh Shahabi +6 more
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Complete rectal prolapse presenting with colorectal cancer [PDF]
Innovative Surgical Sciences, 2023 Rectal prolapse is defined as prolapse of all layers of rectal wallout of the anal sphincter. The aim was to (i) describe the extremely rare combination of a rectal prolapse with colon cancer in an older female patient, (ii) comment on management ...
Perrakis Aristoteles +2 more
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Resolution of symptoms of rectal prolapse after repair of vaginal prolapse: A report of two cases [PDF]
Case Reports in Women's HealthPelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a very common problem that can affect any aspect of the pelvic floor. Often, vaginal and rectal prolapse occur simultaneously.
Gregory Vurture, Nina Jacobson
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