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Rectal prolapse repair - Risks

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia include the following:

Breathing problems, pneumonia
Heart problems
Reactions to medications

Risks for any surgery include the following:

Bleeding
Infection

Other risks include:

Constipation is very common, although most patients have constipation before the surgery.
Incontinence after surgery. This is often an improvement over incontinence that is present before the surgery. However, in a small number of patients, incontinence can get worse.
Return of prolapse during abdominal repairs and perineal repairs.

Rectal prolapse repair - series

Reviewed last on: 5/15/2008
Robert A. Cowles, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Fry RD, Mahmoud N, Maron DJ, Ross HM, Rombeau J. Colon and Rectum. In: Townsend CM Jr, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL. Townsend: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 50.

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