title: Rectocolectomy with anal conservation in inflammatory colitis.
abstract: Eleven patients with inflammatory colitis underwent total colectomy and rectal excision with conservation of the anus. This is a lesser procedure than proctocolectomy and achieves total extirpation of diseased large-bowel mucosa.
mesh_terms: D001003:Anal Canal / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000601:surgery*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010502:Perineum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing