Diseases

Rectal Prolapse

Protrusion of the rectal mucous membrane through the anus. There are various degrees: incomplete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle but with herniation of the bowel; and internal complete with rectosigmoid or upper rectum intussusception into the lower rectum.

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Abstract

Protrusion of the rectal mucous membrane through the anus. There are various degrees: incomplete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle but with herniation of the bowel; and internal complete with rectosigmoid or upper rectum intussusception into the lower rectum.

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  • Prolapse, Rectal
  • Prolapses, Rectal
  • Rectal Prolapses
  • Anus Prolapse
  • Anus Prolapses
  • Prolapse, Anus
  • Prolapses, Anus

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rectal Prolapse. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012005. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012005
  2. Rectal Prolapse. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rectal_prolapse
  3. Rectal Prolapse. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2062483