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 ==Rectal prolapse==
 ===Generally===
-*Usually 6-8 cm from the anal verge.<ref name=pmid3234303>{{cite journal |author=Schneider A, Fritze C, Bosseckert H, Machnik G |title=[Primary clinical, endoscopic and histologic findings in solitary rectal ulcer] |language=German |journal=Dtsch Z Verdau Stoffwechselkr |volume=48 |issue=3-4 |pages=183–9 |year=1988 |pmid=3234303 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
+*Usually close to the anal verge.
+*Rare forms can occasionally be confused with cancer.<ref name=pmid19861563>{{cite journal |author=Brosens LA, Montgomery EA, Bhagavan BS, Offerhaus GJ, Giardiello FM |title=Mucosal prolapse syndrome presenting as rectal polyposis |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=62 |issue=11 |pages=1034–6 |year=2009 |month=November |pmid=19861563 |pmc=2853932 |doi=10.1136/jcp.2009.067801 |url=}}</ref>
 ===Histopathology===