Complete rectal prolapse: The anatomical and functional results of treatment by an extended abdominal rectopexy
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- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 75 (1) , 34-37
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800750113
Abstract
Between 1970 and 1985 (inclusive), 66 patients presented with complete rectal prolapse; 59 (89 per cent) were treated by extended abdominal rectopexy. Forty-four patients (75 per cent) have been followed for more than 2 years: all cases were cured of their complete prolapse, no patients died, and major complications were few. Constipation (47 per cent) and incontinence (19 per cent) caused serious problems for many patients postoperatively.Keywords
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