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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The prevalence of rectal prolapse is relatively low. It occurs more frequently in the elderly and women. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Prevalence=== | |||
Rectal prolapse is estimated to occur in ≈0.5% of the general population.<ref name="pmid24352613">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bordeianou L, Hicks CW, Kaiser AM, Alavi K, Sudan R, Wise PE |title=Rectal prolapse: an overview of clinical features, diagnosis, and patient-specific management strategies |journal=J. Gastrointest. Surg. |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=1059–69 |year=2014 |pmid=24352613 |doi=10.1007/s11605-013-2427-7 |url=}}</ref> | |||
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*Rectal prolapse can occur in all ages but commonly affects elderly women in the seventh to eighth decade of life. <ref name="pmid28991075">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vogler SA |title=Rectal Prolapse |journal=Dis. Colon Rectum |volume=60 |issue=11 |pages=1132–1135 |year=2017 |pmid=28991075 |doi=10.1097/DCR.0000000000000955 |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Race=== | |||
*There is no racial predilection to rectal prolapse. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
* Females are more commonly affected by rectal prolapse than male. The female to male ratio is approximately 9 to 1.<ref name="pmid28890414">{{cite journal |vauthors=Emile SH, Elfeki H, Shalaby M, Sakr A, Sileri P, Wexner SD |title=Perineal resectional procedures for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse: A systematic review of the literature |journal=Int J Surg |volume=46 |issue= |pages=146–154 |year=2017 |pmid=28890414 |doi=10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.09.005 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
The prevalence of rectal prolapse is relatively low. It occurs more frequently in the elderly and women.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Prevalence
Rectal prolapse is estimated to occur in ≈0.5% of the general population.[1]
Age
- Rectal prolapse can occur in all ages but commonly affects elderly women in the seventh to eighth decade of life. [2]
Race
- There is no racial predilection to rectal prolapse.
Gender
- Females are more commonly affected by rectal prolapse than male. The female to male ratio is approximately 9 to 1.[3]
References
- ↑ Bordeianou L, Hicks CW, Kaiser AM, Alavi K, Sudan R, Wise PE (2014). "Rectal prolapse: an overview of clinical features, diagnosis, and patient-specific management strategies". J. Gastrointest. Surg. 18 (5): 1059–69. doi:10.1007/s11605-013-2427-7. PMID 24352613.
- ↑ Vogler SA (2017). "Rectal Prolapse". Dis. Colon Rectum. 60 (11): 1132–1135. doi:10.1097/DCR.0000000000000955. PMID 28991075.
- ↑ Emile SH, Elfeki H, Shalaby M, Sakr A, Sileri P, Wexner SD (2017). "Perineal resectional procedures for the treatment of complete rectal prolapse: A systematic review of the literature". Int J Surg. 46: 146–154. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.09.005. PMID 28890414.