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Pelvic Floor

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Symposium

Rectal Prolapse Workup and Treatment 2026

Monday, May 11, 2026
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM ET

CME Live Q&A and Polling

    Co-Moderator(s)

  • Mala Balakumar, MD MSEd FACS FASCRS

    Attending Surgeon
    CRSSNY, Mount Sinai South Nassau/Icahn School of Medicine
    Mount Sinai South Nassau
    Garden City, New York, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

  • Brooke Gurland, MD, FASCRS, FACS

    Clinical Professor of Surgery
    Stanford University
    Stanford Surgery
    MENLO PARK, CA, United States

    All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated.
    This individual has no financial relationships with ineligible companies.

CME: .75 hours
Self-

Assessment: .75 hours

This educational symposium provides a comprehensive overview of the evaluation and management of ODS and rectal prolapse. Participants will learn to distinguish between various anorectal diagnostic tests and apply them appropriately in cases of obstructed defecation, fecal incontinence, and rectal prolapse.

The symposium will also cover and summarize current surgical treatment options for both internal and external rectal prolapse. In addition, participants will develop clinical decision-making skills for managing multicompartment pelvic organ prolapse. Key takeaways from the internal rectal prolapse consensus meeting of Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium will also be reviewed to align current practice with expert recommendations.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
  • Distinguish between different anorectal diagnostic tests and how to use them when evaluating obstructed defecation, fecal incontinence and rectal prolapse.
  • Summarize the surgical options for internal and external rectal prolapse.
  • Formulate decision-making in the management of multicompartment pelvic organ prolapse.
  • Cite the highlights of the internal rectal prolapse consensus meeting.

Presentations:

  • 8:00 AM - 8:03 AM ET
    Introduction
  • 8:03 AM - 8:13 AM ET
    Evaluation of ODS, FI, IRP and RP: What to Order When?

    Faculty: james Ogilvie, MD, MS – Corewell Health

  • 8:13 AM - 8:23 AM ET
    When to Operate and When to Defer: Operations for External and Internal Rectal Prolapse

    Faculty: William R. Perry, MBChB MPH FRACS FACS FASCRS (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic

  • 8:23 AM - 8:33 AM ET
    Multicompartment Prolapse: Combined Surgery verses “Wait and See”

    Faculty: Shannon L. Wallace, MD – Cleveland Clinic Obstetrics and Gynecology Institute

  • 8:33 AM - 8:43 AM ET
    Evaluation and Treatment of Internal Rectal Prolapse: Highlights of PFDC consensus

    Faculty: Amy J. Thorsen, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota

  • 8:43 AM - 8:50 AM ET
    Cases and Question and Answer

    Faculty: Mala Murthy Balakumar, MD MSEd FACS FASCRS – CRSSNY, Mount Sinai South Nassau/Icahn School of Medicine

    Faculty: Brooke Gurland, MD, FASCRS, FACS – Stanford University