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We report herein on the follow-up of ten consecutive patients who underwent perineal rectosigmoidectomy, and discuss the indications, surgical technique, and outcomes of this procedure. The median age of the patients was 79 years, with a range of 26 to 85 years, and eight patients had complicating medical conditions. Of five patients who underwent this procedure for a recurrent prolapse after another type of perineal procedure, four had previously undergone the Thiersch operation combined with the Gant-Miwa technique. The mean length of the excised rectum and sigmoid colon was 22.1 cm. Pain was minimal or absent in all patients and oral intake was commenced after 2 days. There were no mortalities, but anastomotic leakage occurred in one patient. The mean follow-up period was 3.5 years. Only one patient developed recurrent rectal prolapse 24 months after the operation. Of seven patients who underwent concomitant levatoroplasty for incontinence, five became fully continent within 3 weeks after the operation, while the remaining two improved after 2 months. We propose that perineal rectosigmoidectomy is indicated for patients who have suffered an early recurrence of prolapse after another transperineal repair; elderly or highrisk patients with incontinence; male patients; and patients with an incarcerated or gangrenous prolapsed rectal segment.
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Takesue, Y., Yokoyama, T., Murakami, Y. et al. The effectiveness of perineal rectosigmoidectomy for the treatment of rectal prolapse in elderly and high-risk patients. Surg Today 29, 290–293 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02483026
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