title: Abdominal suture proctopexy for complete prolapse of rectum.
abstract: Eighteen patients, 13 males and 5 females, with complete rectal prolapse have been treated by suture proctopexy during the period 1987-1989 with no operative mortality and very little morbidity. There was only one case of recurrence during a 3-year follow-up for which a repeat identical procedure was successful. There was some disturbance in faecal continence pre-operatively in 14 cases, of whom, 13 cases were improved by suture proctopexy. There was no significant change in bowel habit postoperatively, with the exception of 2 patients who had constipation postoperatively but one reverted to normal on re-education of bowel habit. All the patients had normal urinary and sexual function. This relatively simple procedure was well tolerated by the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dandapat
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors