This textbook addresses the best way of evaluating patients with rectal prolapse, the underlying pathophysiology, the different surgical approaches, the expected functional results after surgery and the management of complex clinical conditions associated with this condition. It is an essential book that attempts to draw together material that could be of vital importance to surgeons around the world. The pathophysiology of rectal prolapse is still uncertain and its clinical and instrumental diagnostic assessment needs to be clarified.

Rectal Prolapse: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Imaging.- Perineum: Functional Anatomy.- Rectal Prolapse: Pathophysiology.- Functional Imaging in Rectal Prolapse.- An Overview of Neurophysiologic Tests in Rectal Prolapse.- Classification of Internal and External Rectal Prolapse.- Internal Prolapse.- Rehabilitative Treatment for Internal Rectal Prolapse.- Treatment of Internal Rectal Prolapse by Rectopexy.- Treatment of Rectal Intussusception by Internal Delorme Procedure.- The STARR Procedure for Internal Rectal Prolapse.- The EXPRESS Procedure for Internal Rectal Prolapse.- External Prolapse.- Perineal Approach to External Rectal Prolapse: The Delorme Procedure.- Perineal Approach to External Rectal Prolapse: The Altemeier Procedure.- Surgery for Rectal Prolapse: Functional Outcome from the Perineal Approach — An Overview.- Surgical Treatment of Rectal Prolapse: Rectopexy without Mesh.- Mesh Rectopexy: The Wells Technique.- Rectopexy with Mesh According to the Ripstein Technique.- Rectopexy with Mesh: The Orr-Loygue Technique.- Rectopexy According to Frykman-Goldberg Technique.- Laparoscopic Ventral Rectocolpopexy for Complex Rectogenital Prolapse.- Management of Rectal Prolapse: The Role of Laparoscopic Approaches.- Surgery for Rectal Prolapse: Functional Outcome from the Abdominal Approach — An Overview.- The Management of Recurrent Rectal Prolapse.- Surgery for Rectal Prolapse: General Criteria for the Selection of the Best Treatment.- Management of Associated Pelvic Dysfunctions: External Rectal Prolapse and Faecal Incontinence.- Management of Associated Pelvic Dysfunctions: External Rectal Prolapse and Genital Prolapse.- Management Guidelines for Full-thickness Rectal Prolapse.