Combined Aluminum Potassium Sulfate and Tannic Acid Sclerosing Therapy and Anal Encirclement Using an Elastic Artificial Ligament for Rectal Prolapse

• Published in: Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 57; no. 5; pp. 653 - 657
• Main Authors: ABE, Tatsuya, HACHIRO, Yoshikazu, KUNIMOTO, Masao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MDc Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.05.2014
• Subjects: Aged, 80 and over; Alum Compounds - administration & dosage; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Humans; Injections; Male; Medical sciences; Operative Time; Other diseases. Semiology; Rectal Prolapse - therapy; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Sclerosing Solutions - administration & dosage; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Tannins - administration & dosage; Treatment Outcome; Human; Ligament; High risk; Rectal prolapse; High-risk patients; Sulfates; Anal encirclement; Inorganic element; Treatment; Anus; Gastroenterology; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Potassium; Anorectal disease

Aluminum potassium sulfate and tannic acid is a sclerosant used for sclerosing therapy in the treatment of hemorrhoids, and a Leeds-Keio artificial ligament is a new anal-encircling material for the management of rectal prolapse. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical data and recurrence rat...