NOTIFICATION: Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy in Male Patients with Internal or External Rectal Prolapse.

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A.E. Owais, H. Sumrien, K. Mabey, K. McCarthy, G.L. Greenslade, and A.R. Dixon, "Laparoscopic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy in Male Patients with Internal or External Rectal Prolapse," Colorectal Disease 16, no. 12 (2014): 995-1000, https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.12763. This notification is for the above article, published online on 1 September 2014 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and has been issued by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Steven Brown; The Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. After the publication of an Expression of Concern for this article on March 25, 2025 (https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70069), corresponding author Anthony Dixon was removed from the UK Medical Register on 6 August 2025 at the request of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), as a result of the MPTS's investigation into allegations against Dr. Dixon. The notification has been agreed due to concerns raised regarding the legitimacy of the data reported and allegations of a lack of informed consent from patients who underwent the surgical procedure reported within. Therefore, the journal has decided to issue this notification to inform and alert the readers.