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'''Rectal stump''' is the blind ended structure formed by the distal gastrointestinal tract after a low diversion, as may result from a ''Hartmann's procedure''. | '''Rectal stump''' is the blind ended structure formed by the distal gastrointestinal tract after a low diversion, as may result from a ''Hartmann's procedure''. | ||
*[[Diversion colitis]] | Rectal stump specimens may have: | ||
*[[Diversion colitis]]. | |||
*[[Diverticular disease]]. | *[[Diverticular disease]]. | ||
*Carcinoma.<ref>{{cite journal |authors=Nadaf A, Al Haddabi IH, Telugu RB, Al Moundhri MS |title=Signet ring cell carcinoma of the rectal stump in a known ulcerative colitis patient |journal=Autops Case Rep |volume=13 |issue= |pages=e2023418 |date=2023 |pmid=36741593 |pmc=9886381 |doi=10.4322/acr.2023.418 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Other pathology - see ''[[colon]]''. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||