Recto-Sigmoidectomy for Complete Prolapse of Rectum

Complete Rectal Prolapse Treated by Ventro-Fixation of the Rectum

The patient, K. D., a Hindu, aged 32, a native of Chandbali, in Orissa, came to me on September 14th, 1894, with complete prolapse of his rectum. He was a house servant by occcupation, angl he stated that four years ago he noticed a slight extrusion of the bowel on defalcation ; this steadily increased in size. He was always able to replace the prolapse and retain it till the next call to stool...

Prolapse of the Rectum.

PROLAPSE of the rectum is a rare, somewhat misunderstood and neglected condition, which is generally held to occur at the extremes of life. XVe are almost totally ignorant of its cause. Misconceptions regarding its clinical presentation are common. Its management is confused for the average surgeon-who sees relatively few of these cases-by the availability for its treatment of a multitude of me...

Acquired Megacolon as a Complication of Recto-sigmoidectomy for Hirschsprung's Disease.

Prolapse of Rectum Caused by Vesical Calculus

A middle aged labourer was admitted into hospital for prolapse of the rectum about 4 inches in length, with discharge of mucus, tenesmus and incontinence of urine for the past li years. His main complaint was the continuous dribbling of urine. A tentative diagnosis of chronic bacillary dysentery, which had caused the rectal prolapse, and a reflex irritation of the bladder causing incontinence w...

Giant villous adenoma in an incarcerated rectal prolapse: A clinical conundrum!

Rectal prolapse is a distressing condition associated with incontinence. However, incarcerated rectal prolapse is a rather rare entity. We had a 75-year-old man with irreducible rectal prolapse who required recto-perineal sigmoidectomy (Altemeier’s procedure) after failure of initial conservative treatment. Histology showed rectal tubulo villous adenoma with moderate to severe dysplasia. This c...