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Open and Laparoscopic Resection Rectopexy

Overview

Resection rectopexy is one of the surgeries that repair a rectal prolapse. Your rectum is the last part of your intestine which helps in expulsion of the feces out of your anus. Weakness of the muscles that hold the rectum in place may cause it to drop, partially or completely protruding through the anus. This condition is known as rectal prolapse, and surgery is the only option to treat it.
This surgery involves two major steps:
Resection: Cutting the last part of the colon (sigmoid colon) that is connected to the rectum
Rectopexy: Restoring the rectum to its normal position by stitches (rectopexy) so that it no longer protrudes through the anus.

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