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ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION [1 record]

Record 1 2019-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
  • Bowels
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

An abdominoperineal resection removes the rectum, anus, anal sphincter and muscles around the anus. The surgeon makes one incision, or cut, in the abdomen and another one in the perineum ... A permanent colostomy is needed because the anal sphincter is removed.

OBS

An abdominoperineal resection is used to remove tumours that are close to the anus or have grown into muscles around the anus.

Key term(s)
  • abdomino-perineal resection

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
  • Intestins
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

On pratique une résection abdominopérinéale pour enlever le rectum, l'anus, le sphincter anal et les muscles autour de l'anus. Le chirurgien fait une incision (coupure) dans l'abdomen et une dans le périnée [...] Il faut également faire une colostomie permanente puisque le sphincter anal est enlevé.

OBS

La résection abdominopérinéale sert à retirer une tumeur située près de l'anus ou qui s'est propagée aux muscles autour de l'anus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
  • Intestinos
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Procedimiento quirúrgico que consiste en la extirpación del ano y parte del recto.

OBS

Es un tratamiento para el cáncer del recto.

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