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Rectal prolapse secondary prevention

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

Overview

Ultimate goal of treatment is to prevent progression of prolapse to incarceration or strangulation and to restore defecation function.

Secondary Prevention

Rectal incarceration and strangulation are common complications of rectal prolapse. Ultimate goal of treatment is to prevent progression of prolapse (by medical and surgical interventions), to restore defecation function, and to prevent constipation or incontinence.[1][2]

References

  1. Horster FA (1988). “[The significance of microsomal antibodies, thyroglobulin antibodies, thyrotropin receptor antibodies in the diagnosis of thyroid diseases]”. Internist (Berl) (in German). 29 (8): 538–40. PMID 3053504.
  2. Chonan T, elHefnawy AM, Simonetti OP, Cherniack NS (1988). “Rate of elimination of excess CO2 in humans”. Respir Physiol. 73 (3): 379–94. PMID 3140332.

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