Rectal anatomy following Ripstein's operation for prolapse studied by cineradiography.
Eleven patients operated on for rectal prolapse, according to the method described by Ripstein, were examined pre- and postoperatively with cineradiography of the rectum. The patients were asked to fill in a questionnaire to evaluate their histories of constipation. There is no apparent anatomic explanation for postoperative constipation. One patient had a rectal stricture and another, a recurrence in the shape of an intussusception.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002933:Cineradiography; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007443:Intussusception / Q000209:etiology; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*