Rectal prolapse in children: Outcomes and treatment

to analyze the incidence, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and treatment of rectal prolapse in children. a prospective study of 136 patients was carried out over a period of 6 years. there were 75 males [55.2%] and 61 females [44.2%]. The condition was most common between 2-3 years of age. Sings and symptoms were variable. Incomplete rectal prolapse [58.1%] was more common than complete [41.9%]. Conservative medical therapy was successful in 117 patients [86%]. Only 19 patients [14%] required surgery. rectal prolapse is a common problem in the developing countries and poor societies. In most cases, it is idiopathic and self-limiting. Medical treatment is successful in the majority of cases