Crohn's disease in an isolated rectal stump.
A case is reported which illustrates the development of Crohn's disease in an isolated rectal stump occurring four-and-a-half years after subtotal colectomy for multiple polyposis coli. There was no evidence of more proximal small-bowel or colonic Crohn's disease. To our knowledge no similar occurrence has been reported in the literature.
D003082:Colectomy; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery