Objectives: There are many surgical options for the treatment of rectal prolapse. To date, the efficacy of mesh-free laparoscopic suture rectopexy remains unclear due to the limited number of reports. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic suture rectopexy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Risk factors for recurrence of rectal prolapse after surgery remain unclear. Delorme's procedure is often selected for relatively small-sized rectal prolapse, but there are few reports discussing the association between prolapsed rectum length and prolapse recurrence after Delorme's procedure. We hypothesized that patients with longer rectal prolapses are at a higher risk of recurrence after Delorme's procedure.
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