| Date of search |
December 1, 2023 |
| Databases and other sources searched |
National Institute of Health National Library of Medicine PubMed and MEDLINE |
| Search terms used |
(“children” OR “pediatric”) AND “rectal prolapse” (MeSH Term), “prolapse, rectal” (MeSH Term), “anorectal prolapse”, “prolapse of rectum” |
| Timeframe |
January 1, 1975 through December 1, 2023 |
| Inclusion and exclusion criteria |
Inclusion: reports and literature reviews of patients <18 years old with rectal prolapse |
| Exclusion: patients ≥18 years old, studies written in languages other than English without an accompanying translation |
| Selection process |
All authors conducted the selection |
