"Rectal Prolapse" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Protrusion of the rectal mucous membrane through the anus. There are various degrees: incomplete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with displacement of the anal sphincter muscle; complete with no displacement of the anal sphincter muscle but with herniation of the bowel; and internal complete with rectosigmoid or upper rectum intussusception into the lower rectum.
| Descriptor ID |
D012005
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.469.860.800 C23.300.842.624.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Rectal Prolapse- Rectal Prolapse
- Prolapse, Rectal
- Prolapses, Rectal
- Rectal Prolapses
Anus Prolapse- Anus Prolapse
- Anus Prolapses
- Prolapse, Anus
- Prolapses, Anus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rectal Prolapse" by people in Profiles.
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Zbar AP, Nevler A. Transtar rectal prolapse excision. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013 Jun; 56(6):e327-8.
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Smith S, Witkowski A, Moghul A, Yoshinaga Y, Nefedov M, de Jong P, Feng D, Fong L, Tu Y, Hu Y, Young SG, Pham T, Cheung C, Katzman SM, Brand MD, Quinlan CL, Fens M, Kuypers F, Misquitta S, Griffey SM, Tran S, Gharib A, Knudsen J, Hannibal-Bach HK, Wang G, Larkin S, Thweatt J, Pasta S. Compromised mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis in transgenic mice results in defective protein lipoylation and energy disequilibrium. PLoS One. 2012; 7(10):e47196.
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Laituri CA, Garey CL, Fraser JD, Aguayo P, Ostlie DJ, St Peter SD, Snyder CL. 15-Year experience in the treatment of rectal prolapse in children. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Aug; 45(8):1607-9.
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Toglia MR. Pathophysiology of anal incontinence, constipation, and defecatory dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2009 Sep; 36(3):659-71.
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Cooper HS, Chang WC, Coudry R, Gary MA, Everley L, Spittle CS, Wang H, Litwin S, Clapper ML. Generation of a unique strain of multiple intestinal neoplasia (Apc(+/Min-FCCC)) mice with significantly increased numbers of colorectal adenomas. Mol Carcinog. 2005 Sep; 44(1):31-41.