This excellent treatise is a practical approach to the operative treatment of many common problems in the colon, rectum, and anus. It is a compendium of many contributions from eminent surgeons, mostly of the United Kingdom and Australia, but a few from North and South America. A wide ...
rectum, and anus. Because of the breadth of material covered, this chapter is neither all inclusive nor in depth. For more extensive review, the reader is directed to the reference section at the back of the chapter. However, it is our hope that through...
Polyps are macroscopically visible circumscribed protrusions from a mucosal surface ranging in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters. Polyps of the colon and rectum can be broad-based, narrow-based, or stalked. They may have a smooth or papi
TME is aimed at eradicating the primary tumor and its lymphatic drainage by en bloc removal of the rectum and the mesorectum, along well-defined anatomical planes. A TME dissection proceeds under direct vision along the areolar tissue plane situated between the mesorectal fascia and presacral fasc...
demarcate the rectum and anus because the anorectal line is not routinely visualized during surgery. The rectum has no haustra; the longitudinal taeniae coli terminate at the rectosigmoid junction, and the rectum continues solely as a circularsmooth musclelayer. One to four prominent semilunar ...
Removal of the impacted mass is often necessary in order to restore normal bowel function. This does not usually require surgical intervention. Manual breaking and removal of the mass is done digitally per rectal (entry through the anus into the rectum) when other therapeutic means listed below ...
examination under a microscope). A doctor can sometimes see tumors of the ileum (the lower section of the small intestine) by passing a colonoscope (an endoscope used to view the lower part of the digestive tract) through the anus, through the entire large intestine, and up i...
• Analysis of data from 901 patients operated on for cancer of the colon and rectum yielded valuable diagnostic and prognostic results. Diagnostically, a palpable mass had been detectable in 55.6% of the cases in which the lesion was in the anus, rectum, or or rectosigmoid part of the ...
- **Treatment**: Disimpaction via endoscopy, enemas, and preventive bowel regimen. Rectal Prolapse Complete rectal mucous membrane protrudes through the anus, appearing as a moist red doughnut with radiating lines.- *Causes*: Weakened pelvic support muscles, often following straining or exercise.-...
Methods The clinical data of the colorectal cancer patients receiving laparoscopic NOSES for resection of the tumors inside the body and dragging-out removal per anus and rectum from June 2017 to March 2019 in Sichuan Cancer Hospital and the intra-operative surgical skills were retrospectively ...