Nairo Senejoa, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C Colombia
Carlos Martínez-Jaramillo, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C Colombia
Heinz Ibáñez, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C Colombia
Rónel Barbosa, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C Colombia
Diego Valbuena-Velásquez, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, D.C Colombia
Sergio C. Ayala-Pérez, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Eliana C. Cortes-Plata, Servicio de Coloproctología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
Ultra-low rectal cancer continues to present a technical and functional challenge, especially in patients in whom anal sphincter preservation is the goal. Total mesorectal excision combined with intersphincteric resection and manual coloanal anastomosis has allowed for adequate oncological control with an acceptable quality of life. We present the case of an 89-year-old patient with a history of rectal cancer treated with intersphincteric resection who developed neorectal prolapse after ileostomy reversal. She was successfully treated using the Delorme technique, with complete resolution of the prolapse an
Keywords: Rectal cancer. Intersphincteric resection. Neorectal prolapse. Delorme technique. Sphincter preservation.