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Results 1 - 10 of 36 for Rectum
  1. Rectum (image) 
    The rectum is the final portion of the large intestine. It empties stool from the body through the anus.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9390.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Small & Large Intestine From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Anatomy/Images ... Anatomy ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://training.seer.cancer.gov/.../regions/intestine.html - External Health Links
  3. Rectal prolapse repair - series (image) 
    The rectum is the final portion of the large intestine. It empties stool from the body through the anus. The rectum is anchored in position by ligaments. When these ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100037_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Imperforate anus repair - series (image) 
    ... empties into a pouch-like portion of bowel (rectum). Through complex nerve and muscle structures, the rectum releases stool through the anus out of the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100030_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Colostomy - series (image) 
    ... of the small intestine and extends through the rectum and anus. ... colostomy is done when the lower large intestine, rectum, or anus is unable to function normally or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100011_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hemorrhoid surgery - series (image) 
    The rectum is the final portion of the large intestine. It empties stool from the body through the anus. ... with blood vessels at the junction of the rectum and the anus.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100026_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Colon cancer - series (image) 
    ... of the small intestine and ends at the rectum. The colon absorbs water from liquid stool that ... required. If the cancer is located near the rectum, a colostomy may be necessary. For stage I ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100157_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Large intestine (colon) (image) 
    ... portions of the colon, and finally into the rectum. From the rectum, the waste is expelled from the body.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19220.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Ulcerative colitis (image) 
    ... categorized according to location: Proctitis involves only the rectum Proctosigmoiditis affects the rectum and sigmoid colon Left- ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19308.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Rectal culture (image) 
    ... performed by inserting a cotton swab in the rectum. The swab is rotated gently, and withdrawn. A ... performed to isolate and identify organisms in the rectum that can cause gastrointestinal symptoms and/or disease.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9811.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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