Colon: Anatomy and Structural Anomalies
Konstantin Umanskiy
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey B. Matthews
University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKonstantin Umanskiy
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey B. Matthews
University of Chicago Medicine & Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL, USA
Search for more papers by this authorDaniel K. Podolsky MD
President, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Camilleri MD
Executive Dean for Development, Atherton and Winifred W. Bean Professor, Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Pharmacology, Distinguished Investigator, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Gregory Fitz MD FAASLD
Executive Vice President for Academic Aff airs and Provost, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dean, Professor of Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAnthony N. Kalloo MD
Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Director, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFergus Shanahan MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine, Director, Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland
Search for more papers by this authorTimothy C. Wang MD
Chief, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Silberberg Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine and Irving Cancer Research Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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This chapter discusses gross anatomy and histology of the colon, rectum and anus with detailed description of their anatomical relationships, blood and nerve supply, lymphatic drainage and pelvic floor anatomy while keeping an emphasis on clinically relevant aspects. Embryology is presented in correlation with developmental abnormalities including anorectal malformations, malrotation and Hirschsprung's disease. Acquired conditions such as cecal volvulus, cecal bascule and sigmoid volvulus are also discussed.
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