Perineal repair of rectal procidentia with an elastic fabric sling.

The use of a Dacron-reinforced Silastic graft in the perineal repair of rectal procidentia offers a simple technique for elderly and debilitated patients. Experience with this procedure in nine patients, followed for two years, indicates that this elastic material appears to have substantial advantages over wire or synthetic mesh in the perineal repair of rectal procidentia.