Experiences of ivalon-sponge implant for complete rectal prolapse at St. Mark's Hospital, 1960–70

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Abstract
Experience of using Ivalon-sponge implants in 101 patients with complete rectal prolapse at St. Mark's Hospital is reviewed. It is a straightforward operation with minimal complications producing long-term control of the prolapse in 97 per cent oof cases. Of those patients who had been incontinent, satisfactory restoration of continence was achieved in 79 per cent of cases for solid faeces and in 33 per cent for fluid faeces. Ivalon sponge is a foreign material that only produces moderate fibrosis in the tissues. In persists foor at least 6 years in humans.