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| Rectal prolapse | |
| ICD-10 | K62.3 |
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| ICD-9 | 569.1 |
| OMIM | 176780 |
| DiseasesDB | 11189 |
| MeSH | D012005 |
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Overview
Classification
Causes
Progression
Treatment
Pharmaceutically, the condition may only be treated secondarily (by treating deficate) so as to avoid further straining.
The alternative is surgery, it may be divided into two forms of procedure: abdominal surgery and perineal surgery.
- Abdominal surgery - for younger patients, but is more dangerous
- Anterior resection
- Marlex rectopexy
- Suture rectopexy
- Resection rectopexy
- Perineal surgery - often performed on older patients and is less dangerous
- Anal encirclement
- Delorme mucosal sleeve resection
- Altemeier perineal rectosigmoidectomy
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Children are treated with linear cauterization
Notes
Because most sufferers are elderly, the condition is generally under-reported.