“…In the original articles by D'Hoore et al [6,7], the use of a polypropylene mesh is described, with distal fixation by nonresorbable sutures and proximal fixation by either nonresorbable sutures or an endofascia stapler. Since then, several articles [4,5,[8][9][10] have reported on the results of LVR for both internal and external rectal prolapse. A polypropylene mesh is used in all these studies, and the majority of the studies mention the use of tacks as the proximal mesh fixation technique of choice.…”