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A PUBORECTAL SLING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ANAL INCONTINENCE AND RECTAL PROLAPSE
Author(s) -
O'Rourke D. A.,
Egerton W. M. F.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1985.tb00929.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sling (weapon) , rectal prolapse , urology , general surgery , surgery , rectum
A review is presented of 11 years experience in the use of a synthetic puborectal sling in the treatment of rectal prolapse and faecal incontinence. This perineal approach operation has been performed on 24 patients from 1973 to 1984. In over 60% of the patients rectal prolapse and anal incontinence were controlled.