The Relationship between Anatomical and Functional Abnormalities in Complete Rectal Prolapse and Its Various Operative Surgical Management Strategies and Outcome

Abstract

This is a review of the various anatomical and functional abnormalities seen in complete rectal prolapse in the adult and the surgical management strategy that effectively corrects the abnormalities producing the least recurrence rates; therefore signaling the important anatomical/functional abnormalities. Literatures on surgical managements of complete rectal prolapse using medline, pubmed and manual were reviewed on the recurrence rates of suture rectopexy and other surgical management strategies. The results of suture rectopexy and resection rectopexy were much more superior to other methods and surgical procedures in surgical management of rectal prolapse.