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. 2008 Feb 7;14(5):737-40.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.737.

Treatment of rectal prolapse in children with cow milk injection sclerotherapy: 30-year experience

Mirko Zganjer  1 , Ante Cizmic, Irenej Cigit, Bozidar Zupancic, Igor Bumci, Ljiljana Popovic, Antun Kljenak
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Treatment of rectal prolapse in children with cow milk injection sclerotherapy: 30-year experience

Mirko Zganjer et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the role and our experience of injection sclerotherapy with cow milk in the treatment of rectal prolapse in children.

Methods: In the last 30 years (1976-2006) we made 100 injections of sclerotherapy with cow milk in 86 children. In this study we included children who failed to respond to conservative treatment and we perform operative treatment.

Results: In our study we included 86 children and in all of the patients we perform cow milk injection sclerotherapy. In 95.3% (82 children) of patients sclerotherapy was successful. In 4 (4.7%) patients we had recurrent rectal prolapse where we performed operative treatment. Below 4 years we had 62 children (72%) and 24 older children (28%). In children who needed operative treatment we performed Thiersch operation and without any complications.

Conclusion: Injection sclerotherapy with cow milk for treatment rectal prolapse in children is a simple and effective treatment for rectal prolapse with minimal complications.

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Cow milk is injected along the rectal submucosa.
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