It is not so much the diagnosis that offers the surgeon a wide range of opportunities in the technical solutions of rectal prolapse. Currently there are at least 130 different techniques used in the surgical treatment of rectal prolapse and in fact none of these procedures has been shown most effective for any one patient. In this study, our intent is to describe the experiences of the authors with the treatment of rectal prolapse, to estimate the actual level of expertise of the surgeons in treatment of rectal prolapse, and to describe in which way to proceed in the future (Tab. 4, Fig. 3, Ref. 27). Full Text (Free, PDF) www.bmj.sk.