Hiatal hernia, mitral valve prolapse and defecatory disorders: An underlying rectal prolapse?

Tech Coloproctol. 2016 May;20(5):337-338. doi: 10.1007/s10151-016-1442-6. Epub 2016 Feb 29.

Authors

M Shalaby¹, P Polisca², G Missori¹, P Sileri³

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata di Roma UOC B, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Policlinico Tor Vergata, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of General Surgery, Policlinico Tor Vergata di Roma UOC B, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy. piersileri@yahoo.com.

PMID: 26925980
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-016-1442-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Defecation
Female
Hernia, Hiatal / complications*
Humans
Mitral Valve Prolapse / complications*
Rectal Prolapse / complications*
Rectal Prolapse / pathology
Recurrence
Risk Factors