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By Mayo Clinic staffRectal prolapse surgery can relieve the discomfort of rectal prolapse. For many people, rectal prolapse surgery may also reduce fecal incontinence associated with rectal prolapse. However, it may take a year to assess how surgery has affected bowel function.
Rectal prolapse recurrence
Even after rectal prolapse surgery, there is still a chance that rectal prolapse could occur again. Talk with your doctor about your risk of recurrence and what you can do to reduce your risk.
- Marderstein EL, et al. Surgical management of rectal prolapse. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 2007;4(10):552.
- Townsend CM, et al. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/105659175-2/0/1565/0.html. Accessed Sept. 25, 2008.
- Rectal prolapse. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. http://www.fascrs.org/patients/conditions/rectal_prolapse/. Accessed Sept. 25, 2008.
- Felt-Bersma RJF, et al. Rectal prolapse, rectal intussusceptions, rectocele, solitary rectal ulcer syndrome, and enterocele. Gastroenterology Clinics of North America. 2008;37(3):645.
- Pemberton JH (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Nov. 18, 2008.
