title: [Complete reconstruction of the natural anus in complicated rectal prolapse].
abstract: In a 44-year old woman a severe case of prolapse of the rectum was complicated by complete incontinence and rectal stenosis. Continence was restored by colo-anal anastomosis between an oral smooth-muscle-plasty and the anal skin introduced in a newly created anal canal by a distal voluntary muscle-plasty. The successfully applied one-stage technique in reestablishing non-voluntary and voluntary muscular continence is described in detail.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeine Chirurgie, Abdominal- und Gefässchirurgie, Chirurgische Universitätsklinik, Homburg/Saar.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ecker
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Henneberger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Feifel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery*; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005242:Fecal Incontinence / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques