[Experience in surgical management of rectal prolapse in two hospitals in Mexico City].

Background: Rectal prolapse is defined as a falling out of place of the rectum through anus. Surgery is the treatment of choice to reverse abnormal anatomy and to improve anorectal function.

Objective: To review the experience in recent years of surgical management of rectal prolapse in the Hospital Central Militar and Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran.