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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.<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]] | |||