Rectosacral suture fixation for complete rectal prolapse in the elderly, the frail and the demented.
A simple method of fixing the mobilized rectum to the sacrum by sutures is described to treat complete rectal prolapse. Its use over 12 years in 32 patients (29 women and 3 men), 17 with various forms of dementia, is reported with one recurrence for which a repeat identical procedure was successful.
D000368:Aged; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012447:Sacrum / Q000601:surgery*; D013536:Suture Techniques