There is not much evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is for internal rectal prolapse. This procedure can be used but only when patients have regular checks to see how well it ...

This article reviews the pathogenesis, clinical presentation and surgical management of rectal prolapse. Full-thickness prolapse of the rectum causes significant discomfort because of the sensation of ...

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 ...

Current evidence on the safety of laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy for internal rectal prolapse shows there are well‑recognised, serious but infrequent complications. The evidence on efficacy and ...