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Rectal Prolapse and Intussusception

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Rectal prolapse is a pelvic floor disorder, which causes severe compromise in quality of life. Although many variations have been described in surgical management, the most common approach is an abdominal rectopexy for most patients and a perineal approach in patients who are too frail to permit an abdominal approach. The abdominal operations are generally preferred with some minimally invasive method. Rectal intussusception is a rare condition, often diagnosed during defecography, which is generally medically managed.

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Snyder, J.R., Paquette, I.M. (2019). Rectal Prolapse and Intussusception. In: Beck, D., Steele, S., Wexner, S. (eds) Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65966-4_8

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