Diagnosis
The well-experienced proctologist at Pristyn Care in Ahmedabad conducts an examination to evaluate the type of rectal prolapse along with the severity of it. There is a possibility the doctor may recommend a few diagnostic tests to look out for the underlying root cause and before initiating the best-suited treatment to fix the rectal prolapse. Some of the tests are:
- Proctography
- Colonoscopy
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency test
- Anal ultrasound
- Anal manometry
- Anal electromyography
Procedure
The well-experienced proctologist at Pristyn Care in Ahmedabad conducts an examination to evaluate the type of rectal prolapse along with the severity of it. There is a possibility the doctor may recommend a few diagnostic tests to look out for the underlying root cause and before initiating the best-suited treatment to fix the rectal prolapse. Some of the tests are:
- Proctography
- Colonoscopy
- Proctosigmoidoscopy
- Pudendal nerve terminal motor latency test
- Anal ultrasound
- Anal manometry
- Anal electromyography
The doctor will suggest the treatment for rectal prolapse after looking at the results of diagnostic tests. Depending on the severity of the condition, the proctologist will advise the best-suited technique to fix the rectal prolapse. There are two types of procedures that is performed to repair the rectal prolapse:
- Abdominal repair approach- This procedure is done with the laparoscopy technique, where a small camera is attached to the tube for guidance in order to make a small incision to perform the surgery.
- Perineal repair approach- This procedure is generally suggested to older people or people who have other medical problems to repair rectal prolapse. The perineal surgical procedure involves the inner lining of the rectum or the part that is sticking out of the anus.