Fig. 12.1 External rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse upon straining In males the condition is unrelated to age. There is a variable association with psychiatric illness [3]. 12.2.2 Clinics Symptoms…
Duration Reversible Examples Type 1 <28 days Yes Postoperative ileus, mechanical small-bowel obstruction Often spontaneous resolution Type 2 ≥28 days Yes Enterocutaneous fistula Often requires complex interventions and reconstructive…
1. At least three relatives with histopathologically verified colorectal cancer; one must be a first-degree relative of the other 2. At least two successive generations affected 3. At least one…
Fig. 5.1 Anal fissure. Internal anal sphincter at the base of the fissure (Courtesy of Dr. J.V. Roig) Coloproctologists will probably see more chronic than acute fissures because primary care…
Fig. 31.1 Large rectal polyp Fig. 31.2 Colon cancer Fig. 31.3 Colonic diverticula Fig. 31.4 Angiodysplasia Fig. 31.5 Hemorrhoids Therapeutic procedures performed Biopsy sites Complications Recommendations/plan 31.2.2 Colonoscopy The designation…
Mechanical Non-mechanical Tumor Ogilvie syndrome Volvulus Paralytic ileus Diverticulitis Constipation Fecal impaction Dysfunction Anastomotic stricture Ulcerative/Crohn’s colitis Benign stenosis Ischemia, endometriosis, rare entities 33.3 Symptoms Symptoms of LBO depend on…
Fig. 2.1 Arterial supply of the colon 2.2.3.1 Superior Mesenteric Artery The superior mesenteric artery supplies the cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and two thirds of the transverse colon. Ileocolic Artery…
Benign Malignant Congenital tumors Developmental tumors: tailgut cyst (cystic mucinous hamartoma), teratoma, rectal duplication, epidermoid cyst, dermoid cyst Anterior sacral meningocele Chordoma Teratocarcinoma Neurogenic tumors Neurofibroma Neuroblastoma Ependymoma Schwannoma…
Fig. 3.1 Rectal motor complex Two types of change in rectal tone have been described: Rapid-volume waves Slow-volume waves Rapid-volume waves last less than 2 min and are associated with…
Fig. 9.1 Endoanal ultrasound showing intact internal and external sphincters (a) and lesions of the internal and external sphincters (b) (Courtesy G. Santoro; Treviso) The anatomy and its potential defects…
