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The condition of Rectal prolapse, a type of rectal rupture, undergoes progression: beginning with prolapsation during bowel movements, through [[Valsalva maneuver|Valsalva]] movements ([[sneezing]] and so forth), then through daily activities such as walking until finally it may become chronic and ceases to retract. | The condition of Rectal prolapse, a type of rectal rupture, undergoes progression: beginning with prolapsation during bowel movements, through [[Valsalva maneuver|Valsalva]] movements ([[sneezing]] and so forth), then through daily activities such as walking until finally it may become chronic and ceases to retract. | ||
===Complications=== | |||
* Constipation | |||
* Malnutrition or malabsorption | |||
* Other complications of the condition that caused the prolapse | |||
===Prognosis=== | |||
Treating the underlying condition usually cures the problem. In otherwise-healthy elderly patients with recurrent rectal prolapse, surgery can repair anatomic problems that predispose them to prolapse. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
The condition of Rectal prolapse, a type of rectal rupture, undergoes progression: beginning with prolapsation during bowel movements, through Valsalva movements (sneezing and so forth), then through daily activities such as walking until finally it may become chronic and ceases to retract.
Complications
- Constipation
- Malnutrition or malabsorption
- Other complications of the condition that caused the prolapse
Prognosis
Treating the underlying condition usually cures the problem. In otherwise-healthy elderly patients with recurrent rectal prolapse, surgery can repair anatomic problems that predispose them to prolapse.