Rectal prolapse: Diagnosis and clinical management

The exact cause of rectal prolapse is not well addressed,but it is often associated with long standing constipation,advanced age,chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and some neurological disorders.Rectal prolapse is usually only a symptom,which needs a focus on discovery of the underlying pathology or disorder.Three different clinical presentations are often combined and called rectal prolapse.Rectal prolapse can be divided into full thickness rectal prolapse where the entire rectum protrudes beyond the a...