Rectal prolapse epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Overview
The prevalence of rectal prolapse is relatively low. It occurs more frequently in the elderly and women.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Rectal prolapse is estimated to occur in ≈0.5% of the general population.[1]
Age
- Rectal prolapse can occur in all ages but commonly affects elderly women in the seventh to eighth decade of life. [2]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to rectal prolapse.
Gender
- Females are more commonly affected by rectal prolapse than male. The female to male ratio is approximately 9 to 1.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Bordeianou L, Hicks CW, Kaiser AM, Alavi K, Sudan R, Wise PE (2014). “Rectal prolapse: an overview of clinical features, diagnosis, and patient-specific management strategies”. J. Gastrointest. Surg. 18 (5): 1059–69. doi:10.1007/s11605-013-2427-7. PMID 24352613.
- ↑ Vogler SA (2017). “Rectal Prolapse”. Dis. Colon Rectum. 60 (11): 1132–1135. doi:10.1097/DCR.0000000000000955. PMID 28991075.
- ↑ Emile SH, Elfeki H, Shalaby M, Sakr A, Sileri P, Wexner SD (2017). “Perineal resectional procedures for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse: A systematic review of the literature”. Int J Surg. 46: 146–154. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.09.005. PMID 28890414.
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