Difference between revisions of "Rectum"

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Rectum is the distal part of the gastrointestinal tract; it is between the sigmoid colon and anus.

Pathologist generally agree that: the rectum starts/sigmoid ends @ place where serosa ends on the posterior aspect of the bowel.

Note:

There are several definitions for the rectum.^[1]
- In a survey of surgeons:
- 67% defined it by an anatomical landmark
  - 35% of all respondants considered the peritoneal reflection the proximal boundary of the rectum.
- 30% defined the proximal boundary as a distance from the anal verge.

↑ Kenig, J.; Richter, P. (Sep 2013). "Definition of the rectum and level of the peritoneal reflection - still a matter of debate?". Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne 8 (3): 183-6. doi:10.5114/wiitm.2011.34205. PMID 24130630.

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-#redirect [[colon]]
+'''Rectum''' is the distal part of the gastrointestinal tract; it is between the sigmoid colon and anus.
+Pathologist generally agree that: the rectum starts/sigmoid ends @ place where serosa ends on the posterior aspect of the bowel.
+Note:
+*There are several definitions for the rectum.<ref name=pmid24130630>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kenig | first1 = J. | last2 = Richter | first2 = P. | title = Definition of the rectum and level of the peritoneal reflection - still a matter of debate? | journal = Wideochir Inne Tech Maloinwazyjne | volume = 8 | issue = 3 | pages = 183-6 | month = Sep | year = 2013 | doi = 10.5114/wiitm.2011.34205 | PMID = 24130630 }}</ref>
+**In a survey of surgeons:
+**67% defined it by an anatomical landmark
+***35% of all respondants considered the peritoneal reflection the proximal boundary of the rectum.
+**30% defined the proximal boundary as a distance from the anal verge.
+==See also==
+*[[Colon]].
+==References==
+{{Reflist|1}}
+[[Category: Gastrointestinal pathology]]