It involved undergoing what’s known in medical terms as a proctectomy - the removal of her rectum and anus - making her stoma permanent. She said: "I had been dealing with a disconnected but ...

All operations featuring a colonic anastomosis and an intraoperative MBE were studied (n = 229). Intraoperative MBE via a rectal tube was used as the diagnostic test. Intraoperative leak (IOL ...

The rectal tube is inserted after anesthesia is induced when resecting the proximal 2/3 of colon and delayed until after anastomosis is completed for the distal 1/3 of the colon and the rectum.

In women with prior surgery, including ileal pouch anal anastomosis, proctectomy, and permanent ostomies, have decreased fertility rates due to inflammation and scarring of the fallopian tubes.

Recurrence was located in the neoterminal ileum and at the anastomosis in 88% of the patients. Early endoscopic signs of recurrence were small aphthous ulcers in the neoterminal ileum. Ileal biopsies ...