Rectal prolapse classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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