Perineal excision of rectal procidentia in elderly high-risk patients
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum
- Vol. 37 (10) , 1027-1030
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02049318
Abstract
This report presents a ten-year experience with perineal excision and posterior levator ani repair in elderly, high-risk patients with complete rectal procidentia. Seventy-two patients with rectal prolapse were treated with perineal excision. Nine presented with acute incarcerated rectal prolapse. Mortality, morbidity, recurrence rates, and improvement of anal continence were assessed. Recurrence rate was 5.5 percent. Improvement in anal continence was seen in 66.7 percent of patients. Morbidity and mortality was low. Perineal excision of rectal prolapse is safe and has a low recurrence rate. Posterior levator ani repair seems to improve anal continence.Keywords
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