Colpocleisis is a minimally invasive option for treating pelvic organ prolapse (POP), which is feasible even for frail elderly women with multiple comorbidities. However, de novo rectal prolapse (RP) may appear shortly after colpocleisis [ 1 – 3 ].

Rectal prolapse (RP) is a chronic and debilitating condition, frequently causing significant distress to patients [ 1 ]. RP is associated with pelvic floor weakness, lax lateral ligaments and sacral attachments, and weakness of the levator muscles …

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common disease of the aging woman, and the burden is continuously increasing: the demand for care for POP is continues to rise, and awareness of women and health care providers is improving [ 1 ]. Treatment has …

The Wells method for rectal prolapse is a well-known procedure to reduce recurrence rate and shows acceptable outcome [ 1 , 2 ]. Recently, Laparoscopic modified Wells procedure has been presented which is less invasive for the aged patients [ 3 – 7 …]. The rectal prolapse is usually seen in aged patients. However, in many of papers, the operative time is longer than that of open original Wells method. The reason may be that it is took time to close retroperitoneum to cover the mesh which fixes rectum by endoscopically.

Traditionally, rectal prolapse has been considered to be a condition affecting parous elderly women, a similar demographic to utero-vaginal prolapse (commonly referred to as pelvic organ prolapse, or POP), but good epidemiological studies are …

Rectal prolapse is the protrusion of rectal tissue into or through the anal canal. Rectal prolapse can be classified as either full-thickness or mucosal prolapse and internal or external prolapse [ 1 ]. The clinical presentation of rectal prolapse …

Rectovaginal fistula is an epithelium-lined direct communication route between the vagina and the rectum, and accounts for about 5% of all perirectal fistulas [ 1 ]. Etiology includes obstetric tears, trauma, pelvic surgery, inflammatory bowel …

Rectal prolapse is a disease that has been known for a long time, with the first description dating back to Eber’s Papyrus of ancient Egypt in 1500 BC [ 1 ]. Diverse surgical methods have been applied for its treatment. The goal of surgery in …

Rectal prolapse is a debilitating disorder of the pelvic floor and treatment is challenging. More traditional procedures to treat rectal prolapse such as the Delorme’s procedure have been associated with higher recurrence rates [ 1 ] and this has …

Rectal prolapse following anorectoplasty for anorectal malformations (ARMs) is a common postoperative complication that may require surgery for bleeding or stenosis. In fact, rectal prolapse has been reported to develop in 3.8–29% of patients who …

Rectal prolapse (RP) is a debilitating condition and can cause symptoms of fecal incontinence, obstructed defecation, incomplete evacuation of the rectum, rectal pressure and pain [ 1 ]. Conservative treatment options including behavior …

Rectal prolapse is a debilitating condition predominant in the elderly female population. Etiological factors include age, multiparity, and anorexia. The diagnosis is clinical but a full assessment of pelvic floor function and the exclusion of …

Rectal prolapse defined as mucosal or full-thickness layer of rectal tissue protrudes through the anal orifice (Gourgiotis and Baratsis Int J Colorectal Dis. 22 (3):231-43, 2007). It can present with various symptoms including pain, incomplete …