title: Perineal rectosigmoidectomy for incarcerated rectal prolapse (Altemeier's procedure).
abstract: Perineal procedures have higher recurrence and lower mortality rates than abdominal alternatives for the treatment of rectal prolapse. Presence of incarceration and strangulation also influences treatment choice. Perineal rectosigmoidectomy is one of the treatment options in patients with incarceration and strangulation, with low mortality and acceptable recurrence rates. This operation can be performed especially to avoid general anesthesia in old patients with co-morbidities. We aimed to present perineal rectosigmoidectomy and diverting loop colostomy in a patient with neurological disability due to spinal trauma and incarcerated rectal prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sipahi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ergin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Börekçi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk Önder
authors.initials: FÖ
authors.lastname: Aytekin
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Bahadır
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Külah
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bozok University School of Medicine, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Banlı
keywords: Altemeier’s procedure; perineal rectosigmoidectomy; rectal prolapse