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Last updated: 02/17/2009
If the section of the rectum to be removed is very large, the rectum may not be able to be reattached. Under those circumstances, a colostomy would be preformed. The distal end of the rectum would be closed and left to atrophy. The proximal...
end would be brought through an opening in the abdomen to create an opening, a stoma, for feces to be removed from the body.
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An abdominoperineal resection, formally known as abdominoperineal resection of the rectum and abdominoperineal excision of the rectum or simply abdominoperineal excision, is a surgery for rectal cancer. It is frequently abbreviated as AP resection and APR.
This operation is one of the less commonly performed by general surgeons, although they are specifically trained to perform this operation. As low case volumes in rectal surgery have been found to be associated with higher complication rates, it is often centralised in larger centres, where case volumes are higher.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominoperineal_resection
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Biliary colic is the presenting symptom in 80% of patients with gallstone disease who seek medical care; however, only 10-20% of all individuals with gallstones experience severe gallstone pain.
From: eMedicine
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