title: Results of the treatment of rectal prolapse operated according to Ripstein.
abstract: 59 patients have been submitted to abdominal rectopexi according to Ripstein. The operative mortality was 5%, which was, however, not wholly due to the operation. The mortality-rate shows, however, that patients older than 60 years of age must be carefully evaluated preoperatively. The recurrence-rate was 5,4% with a mean observation period of 5 years. The method appears to be satisfactory for treatment of rectal prolapse.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003248:Constipation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014549:Urinary Incontinence