No rectopexy versus rectopexy following rectal mobilization for full-thickness rectal prolapse: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: No randomized controlled trial has compared no rectopexy with rectopexy for external full-thickness rectal prolapse.

Objective: This study was performed to test the hypothesis that recurrence rates following no rectopexy are not inferior to those following rectopexy for full-thickness rectal prolapse.

Design: This was a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

[The role of ileostomy in the prevention and treatment of complications of deep rectal anastomoses].

The authors analyzed their data of the last three and a half years about patients with temporary loop ileostomy. We formed 18 ileostomies in patients with rectum carcinoma where the anastomosis was performed in the mid or lower rectum. Ten ileostomies were formed because of anastomotic leak, eight to protect the anastomosis, although there were no signs of insufficiency at the time of the intraoperative testing.