title: Case report: rectal mucocele following Hartmann's procedure.
abstract: A post-surgical rectal stump normally secretes a small amount of mucus which is passed per rectum. An example of an unusually large collection of mucus (mucocele) in a rectal stump is presented and the difficulties in diagnosis discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Creagh
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D003125:Colostomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012810:Sigmoid Diseases / Q000601:surgery