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Technically, the rectum and cecum are ''not'' part of the colon. Thus, inflammation of the rectum should be ''proctitis'' and inflammation of the cecum should be ''cecitis''. | Technically, the rectum and cecum are ''not'' part of the colon. Thus, inflammation of the rectum should be ''proctitis'' and inflammation of the cecum should be ''cecitis''. | ||
=Anatomy= | |||
*The [[rectum]] has several definition. These are discussed in the ''[[rectum]]'' article. | |||
*The large bowel may be submitted with segment names or with the distance to the anal verge. | |||
A conversion between named segments and distance - as per NCI of the United States:<ref>URL: [https://training.seer.cancer.gov/colorectal/anatomy/figure/figure1.html]https://training.seer.cancer.gov/colorectal/anatomy/figure/figure1.html]. Accessed on: 8 February 2018.</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
!Named segment | |||
!Distance to anal verge (cm) | |||
|- | |||
|Anus | |||
|0-4 | |||
|- | |||
|[[Rectum]] | |||
|4-16 | |||
|- | |||
|Rectosigmoid | |||
|15-17 | |||
|- | |||
|Sigmoid | |||
|17-57 | |||
|- | |||
|Descending | |||
|57-82 | |||
|- | |||
|Transverse | |||
|82-132 | |||
|- | |||
|Ascending | |||
|132-147 | |||
|- | |||
|Cecum | |||
|150 | |||
|} | |||
=Common clinical problems= | =Common clinical problems= | ||