What is the natural history of internal rectal prolapse?

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 822-830

  Wijffels, N A ^a   Collinson, R ^a   Cunningham, C ^a   Lindsey, I ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External rectal prolapse; Internal rectal prolapse; Natural histroy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFECOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM PROLAPSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEFECOGRAPHY; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77954798053     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.01891.x     Document Type: Article

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