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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
There are three chief conditions which come under the title ''rectal prolapse: | |||
*'''''Full-thickness rectal prolapse''''' describes the entire rectum protruding through the anus | |||
*'''''Mucosal prolapse''''' describes only the rectal mucosa (not the entire wall) prolapsing | |||
*'''''[[Internal intussusception]]''''' wherein the rectum collapses but does not exit the rectum | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Classification
There are three chief conditions which come under the title rectal prolapse:
- Full-thickness rectal prolapse describes the entire rectum protruding through the anus
- Mucosal prolapse describes only the rectal mucosa (not the entire wall) prolapsing
- Internal intussusception wherein the rectum collapses but does not exit the rectum