Meanings of rectal intussusception in English

Methods: Sixty-nine patients with rectal prolapse and 43 with internal rectal intussusception were included.

Continence was improved, although increased constipation was a problem in some patients, especially among those with internal rectal intussusception.

Conclusion: Sonographic findings of a thick IAS are highly predictive for high-grade rectal intussusception in patients with solitary rectal ulcer syndrome.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate operative mortality, morbidity, and functional results after Ripstein rectopexy for rectal prolapse and internal rectal intussusception.

Median time of follow-up was seven years in patients with rectal prolapse and 5.4 years in patients with internal rectal intussusception.

Frequency of emptying difficulties did not change significantly in patients with rectal prolapse but increased in patients with internal rectal intussusception (P = 0.038).