Trends, Demographic Characteristics and Seasonal Patterns of Rectal Prolapse Surgery in Japan: A Nationwide Claims‐Based Analysis From 2014 to 2023
Masamitsu Kido, Tomohiro Arita, Hiroki Shimizu, Jun Kiuchi, Kenji Nanishi, Katsutoshi Shoda, Hiroyuki Okimura, Atsuko Fujihara, Kengo Yoshii, Atsushi Shiozaki · 2026
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Masamitsu Kido and co-authors chart, in 2026, ten years of rectal prolapse surgery across Japan. Prolapse lets the rectum slip down and harms daily life. Using a national claims database from 2014 to 2023, the team counted more than sixty-two thousand operations. They sorted work by classic or keyhole approach and tracked rates by age and sex.
Women had surgery far more often than men, and rates peaked in the late eighties. Overall and classic surgery fell over the decade, while keyhole surgery rose. Spring and winter brought more operations than summer, and counts dipped as weather warmed. The authors offer the map for planning surgical care.
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| CREATOR | Masamitsu Kido, Tomohiro Arita, Hiroki Shimizu, Jun Kiuchi, Kenji Nanishi, Katsutoshi Shoda, Hiroyuki Okimura, Atsuko Fujihara, Kengo Yoshii, Atsushi Shiozaki |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39644 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |