Reviews the Broden and Snellman theory of rectal prolapse as a progressive internal intussusception. The episode clarifies the misnomer of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome—where true ulcers only appear in 23% of cases—and outlines its precise operative indications. Crucially, it highlights registry data showing that perineal approaches (Altemeier, Delorme) carry a four-times greater relative mortality risk in frail elderly patients compared to minimally invasive abdominal rectopexy, upending decades of surgical dogma.


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