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Complications

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The complications of rectal prolapse are:

  • irreducibility
  • ulceration
  • bleeding
  • strangulation
  • perforation of bowel

The most common postoperative complications are bleeding and dehiscence at the anastomosis (2) and the postoperative recurrence rate can be as high as 20%, regardless of operative procedure. (2)

 

References

1. Tsunoda A. Surgical Treatment of Rectal Prolapse in the Laparoscopic Era; A Review of the Literature. J Anus Rectum Colon. 2020 Jul 30;4(3):89-99

2. Hammond K et al. Rectal prolapse: a 10-year experience. Ochsner J. 2007 Spring;7(1):24-32.


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