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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
| Name = {{PAGENAME}} | |||
| Image = Rectal_prolapse_-_intermed_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Fibromuscular hyperplasia as seen in rectal prolapse. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
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| Micro = fibromuscular hyperplasia: lamina propria fibrosis and muscle, thick muscularis propria, +/-ischemic changes | |||
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| Site = [[rectum]] | |||
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| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = women - multiparous & postmenopausal | |||
| Signs = "rectal mass" | |||
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| Prevalence = not common | |||
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| Prognosis = benign | |||
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| ClinDDx = rectal carcinoma (rarely) | |||
| Tx = surgery | |||
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'''Rectal prolapse''' is a benign pathology of the [[rectum]], typically seen in women that are multiparous and postmenopausal. | '''Rectal prolapse''' is a benign pathology of the [[rectum]], typically seen in women that are multiparous and postmenopausal. | ||
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**Muscularis mucosae is "too superficial" (muscle in the lamina propria). | **Muscularis mucosae is "too superficial" (muscle in the lamina propria). | ||
*Surface ulceration + inflammation ([[neutrophil]]s). | *Surface ulceration + inflammation ([[neutrophil]]s). | ||
**May show frank ischemic changes - see ''[[ischemic colitis]]''. | |||
*+/-Serration of epithelium at the surface. | *+/-Serration of epithelium at the surface. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Rectum]]. | *[[Rectum]]. | ||
*[[Solitary rectal ulcer]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||