Tag J. Leslie Knod MD

I Anatomy A Rectum 1. The rectum is 12–15 cm in length and extends from the sacral promontory to the levator ani muscles. 2. The teniae coli splay out at the rectosigmoid junction and fuse to form a contiguous smooth…

I Inflammatory Bowel Disease A Ulcerative Colitis 1. Diffuse inflammatory disease limited to mucosa of colon and rectum 2. Operative therapy is almost always curative; indicated for refractory disease, toxic distension, or dysplasia B Crohn Disease 1. Chronic, relapsing, transmural,…