The role of rectal redundancy in the pathophysiology of rectal prolapse: a pilot study.

Wafi Attaallah Ahmet Akmercan Hale Feratoglu

Published in: Annals of surgical treatment and research (2022)

This study showed that intraperitoneal rectum in patients with rectal prolapse is significantly more redundant than in the normal population. This could be considered reasonable evidence for the role of rectal redundancy on rectal prolapse pathophysiology.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
urinary incontinence