title: Successful treatment of rectal prolapse by laparoscopic suture rectopexy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A wide variety of procedures are used for management of rectal prolapse. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the results of laparoscopic suture rectopexy in the treatment of this condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  From May 1991 to May 1998, 32 consecutive patients were treated by laparoscopic suture rectopexy. In four of them, an additional sigmoid colectomy was performed for refractory constipation or redundant large bowels. The clinical data were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of our 32 patients, 27 were female and five were male. The median age was 51.5 years (range, 20-87). The median operative time was 150 min (range, 90-300), and the median hospital stay was 5 days (range, 2-20). There were no operative mortalities. Three postoperative complications required reoperations for bowel obstructions. At a median follow-up of 33 months (range 3-78), there were two complete recurrences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our experience indicates that laparoscopic suture rectopexy, with and without sigmoid colectomy, is safe, feasible, and effective for the treatment of rectal prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Jerby
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Milsom
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013537:Sutures