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Rectal prolapse can be diagnosed in outpatient clinics by history taking and inspection of the protruded rectum. Physical examination of patients with rectal prolapse is usually remarkable for a large rectal mass or bulge that may or may not spontaneously reduce at the completion of a bowel movement or straining.<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> | Rectal prolapse can be diagnosed in outpatient clinics by history taking and inspection of the protruded rectum.<ref name="pmid21431090">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shin EJ |title=Surgical treatment of rectal prolapse |journal=J Korean Soc Coloproctol |volume=27 |issue=1 |pages=5–12 |year=2011 |pmid=21431090 |pmc=3053504 |doi=10.3393/jksc.2011.27.1.5 |url=}}</ref> Physical examination of patients with rectal prolapse is usually remarkable for a large rectal mass or bulge that may or may not spontaneously reduce at the completion of a bowel movement or straining.<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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Overview
Patients with rectal prolapse usually have rectal mass or bulge in physical examination.
Physical Examination
Rectal prolapse can be diagnosed in outpatient clinics by history taking and inspection of the protruded rectum.[1] Physical examination of patients with rectal prolapse is usually remarkable for a large rectal mass or bulge that may or may not spontaneously reduce at the completion of a bowel movement or straining.[2]
References
- ↑ Shin EJ (2011). "Surgical treatment of rectal prolapse". J Korean Soc Coloproctol. 27 (1): 5–12. doi:10.3393/jksc.2011.27.1.5. PMC 3053504. PMID 21431090.
- ↑ 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.