The very last part of your intestine which connects your large intestine to your anal port is called rectum.
Any infection or an irritation can cause damage to your rectum, this can cause malaise leading to several constrictions.
So the surgery done to remove the infected tissue and to retrieve the normal excretion process to the rectum is called rectal surgery.
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In patients with colon or rectal cancer, the p53 gene is mutated 70% of the time
Nearly 57,000 people died from colon and rectal cancer in the United States in 2003
Together, colon and rectal cancers account for 10% of cancers in men and 11% of cancers in women
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A board certified general surgeon who has completed one additional year of advanced training in colon and rectal surgery performs the procedure. Specialists typically pass a board certification examination
The rectal stump is the pouch left behind after the colon is diverted surgically to open at the abdominal wall ( a colostomy)
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They may not have to do it, but you need them to do a rectal exam first, that is the way the find colon cancer
90% of colon and rectal cancers arise from polyps that are initially benign
During a rectal resection, the surgeon removes the diseased or perforated portion of the rectum. If the diseased or damaged section is not very large, the separated ends are reattached. Such a procedure is called rectal anastomosis.
Colon polyps often has no symptoms. However, some symptoms of colon polyps are pain, obstruction, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, sweating and many more.