Podium presentations of the 10th annual meeting of the Mediterranean Society of Pelvic Floor Disorders, Cairo, Egypt, 9th-11th April, 2015, chairman: Ali A. Shafik, MD

摘要

Background Rectal prolapse in children is usually a self-limited problem. Surgical management may be needed in cases of recurrence after conservative treatment or persistent prolapse which continuously requires manual reduction. Many surgical techniques have been tried and the results are controversial. The aim of this presentation is to report our initial experience using posterior sagittal rec-topexy in cases of recurrent rectal prolapse in children. Methods Twenty-two patients 3-7 years old presented with recurrent rectal prolapse after previous unsuccessful intervention. Twelve of them had a history of constipation. All patients were treated with rectopexy done though a posterior sagittal approach. The procedure included excision of the coccyx, plication of the dilated rectum, and fixation of the rectum to the sacrum. The duration of follow-up was 4-18 months.