Complete rectal prolapse in young Egyptian males: Is schistosomiasis really condemned?

Aim: To investigate the assumption that schistosomiasis is the main cause of rectal prolapse in young Egyptian males.

Methods: Twenty-one male patients between ages of 18 and 50 years with complete rectal prolapse were included in the study out of a total 29 patients with rectal prolapse admitted for surgery at Colorectal Surgery Unit, Ain Shams University hospitals between the period of January 2011 and April 2014. Patients were asked to fill out a specifically designed questionnaire about duration of the prolapse, different bowel symptoms and any past or present history of schistosomiasis.

Financial Burden Secondary to Delay in Cholecystectomy Following Mild Biliary Pancreatitis.

Aim Of The Study: The guidelines recommend that patients with mild gallstones pancreatitis should undergo a definitive management for gallstones during the same admission or within the next two weeks. The aim of this study was to estimate the financial cost resulting from a delay in surgical management following mild gallstones pancreatitis. This includes the costs of readmissions with biliary events and the subsequent investigations required during these admissions.