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Wells procedure for complete rectal prolapse

A ten-year experience

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Abstract

A retrospective study evaluating 40 patients who underwent the Wells procedure for complete rectal prolapse has been carried out. The procedure is described in detail. Results show a 10 per cent (four patients) recurrence rate. Two have been successfully reoperated on. There was no mortality or morbidity related to the procedure. This relatively simple procedure can be tolerated by most patients presenting with the problem.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, St. Paul's Hospital, 400-1144 Burrard Street, V6Z 2A5, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Kenneth G. Atkinson M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.) & David C. Taylor M.D.

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  1. Kenneth G. Atkinson M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.)
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Read at the meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts, June 5 to 9, 1983.

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Atkinson, K.G., Taylor, D.C. Wells procedure for complete rectal prolapse. Dis Colon Rectum 27, 96–98 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02553984

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