Abstract
One of the commonest causes of incontinence is complete rectal prolapse. Although complete rectal prolapse is predominantly a disease of old people, it can occur in other age groups throughout adult life. In females the incidence is maximal in the fifth and subsequent decades but in males it is evenly distributed through the age range. Although in western countries approximately 80% of patients are women, the condition occurs more frequently in those who are childless. Uterine and rectal prolapse may occur together and it is not uncommon for the patient to have undergone hysterectomy before the condition presents. In eastern countries rectal prolapse is seen less rarely than in western societies in younger males — possibly as a result of the squatting position for defaecation practised by Moslems.
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Mann, C.V., Glass, R.E. (1997). Abdominal Techniques. In: Surgical Treatment of Anal Incontinence. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0935-8_3
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