title: [Surgery for complete rectal prolapse in adults].
abstract: Surgery for complete rectal prolapse was performed in 17 women and 3 men between November 1986 and April 1991. An abdominal approach with posterior rectopexy was used in 17. The Thiersch procedure of anal narrowing was performed in 3 high risk patients. All recovered without major complications. Urinary tract infection developed in 15% and postoperative fecal impaction in 10%. Anal continence improved in 70% of those previously incontinent. There was no recurrence of complete rectal prolapse during follow-up. All patients rated the operative results as either good or very good.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery C, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nasrallah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michowitz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lelcuk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology