UNLABELLED THE AIM OF THE STUDY was to present and compare own results of abdominal rectopexy performed with absorbable and nonabsorbable materials used in surgical repair of rectal prolapse. MATERIAL AND METHODS In the years 1991-2009, 50 patients were operated on for rectal prolapse. The first 8 patients (group I) were operated using absorbale polyglycolic acid mesh. The next 42 patients we...

PURPOSE Although there are more than a hundred techniques, including the transabdominal and the perineal approaches, for the repair of the rectal prolapsed, none of them is perfect. The best repair should be chosen not only to correct the prolapse but also to restore defecatory function and to improve fecal incontinence throughout the patient's lifetime. The aim of this retrospective review is ...

veloped from the popular Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids (PPH) for symptomatic hemorrhoids. It is becoming a recommended surgical treatment for the obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS) secondary to internal rectal intussusception and rectocele. Constipation and fecal incontinence are commonly encountered challenging clinical problems in the practice of colorectal surgeons and gastroenter...