AIM: To investigate the assumption that @entity2040 is the main cause of rectal prolapse in young Egyptian males. METHODS: Twenty-one male @entity1 between ages of 18 and 50 years with @entity3577 were included in the study out of a total 29 @entity1 with rectal prolapse admitted for surgery at Colorectal Surgery Unit, Ain Shams University hospitals between the period of January 2011 and April 2014. @entity1 were asked to fill out a specifically designed questionnaire about duration of the prolapse, different bowel symptoms and any past or present history of @entity2040 . @entity1 also underwent flexible sigmoidoscopy and four quadrant mid-rectal biopsies documenting any gross or microscopic rectal pathology. Data from questionnaire and pathology results were analyzed and @entity1 were categorized according to their socioeconomic class. RESULTS: Twelve @entity1 (57%) never contracted @entity2040 and were never susceptible to the disease, nine @entity1 (43%) had history of the disease but were properly treated. None of the @entity1 had gross @entity1127 and none of the @entity1 had active @entity2040 on histopathological examination. Fifteen @entity1 (71%) had early onset prolapse that started in childhood, majority before the age of 5 years. Thirteen @entity1 (62%) were habitual strainers, and four of them (19%) had straining dating since early childhood. Four @entity1 (19%) stated that prolapse followed a period of straining that ranged between 8 mo and 2 years. Nine @entity1 (43%) in the present study came from the low social class, 10 @entity1 (48%) came from the working class and 2 @entity1 (9%) came from the low middle social class. CONCLUSION: @entity2040 should not be considered the main cause of rectal prolapse among young Egyptian males. Childhood prolapse that continues through adult life is likely involved. Childhood prolapse probably results from @entity3147 , recurrent @entity281 and @entity294 that induce straining and prolapse, all are common in lower socioeconomic classes.

XXXX in young Egyptian males: Is @entity2040 really condemned?

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity1127 :: ('MESH:D011127', 'Disease') :: ['rectal polyps'] @entity294 :: ('MESH:D003967', 'Disease') :: ['diarrhea'] @entity281 :: ('MESH:D007239', 'Disease') :: ['parasitic infections'] @entity3147 :: ('MESH:D044342', 'Disease') :: ['malnutrition'] @entity2040 :: ('MESH:D012552', 'Disease') :: ['schistosomiasis', 'Schistosomiasis'] @entity3577 :: ('MESH:D056887', 'Disease') :: ['complete rectal prolapse']
@entity3577 :: (MESH:D056887,Disease) :: ['Complete rectal prolapse']
