title: [Rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome: study of cases. Hospital Daniel A Carrion, Lima, Peru, 2010-2013].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to describe the clinical, endoscopic, and histological characteristics of rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome, formerly known as Solitary rectal ulcer, in patients from a general hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patient diagnosed as rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome during 2010-2013 was selected; the medical history war reviewed and the histological slides were reevaluated by two pathologists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  17 cases of rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome were selected, the majority were males under 50 years, the most common clinical findings were rectal bleeding (82%) and constipation (65%), the endocopic findings were heterogeneous,: erythema (41%), ulcers (35%) and elevated lesions (29%). All cases presented fibromuscularhyperplasia in lamina propia and crypt distortion in the microscopic evaluation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our study of rectal mucosal prolapse syndrome. The most common clinical findings were rectal bleeding and constipation. Erythematous mucosa was the most common endoscopic finding.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao; Clínica Ricardo Palma; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Arévalo Suarez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cárdenas Vela
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Kriss
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: María Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Pérez Narrea
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Vargas
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao; Clínica Internacional; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas. Lima, Perú
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montes Teves
authors.affiliation: Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión-Callao; Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas; Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Monge Salgado
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010568:Peru; D012005:Rectal Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome; D055815:Young Adult