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Duplication of the Rectum

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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The subject of duplication of the rectum is reviewed and three additional cases are presented. Although duplication of the rectum is a rare anomaly, it should be suspected, especially in children with lower bowel conditions of bizarre characteristics and manifestations.

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  1. Knoxville, Tennessee

    J. M. Stockman M.D. & V. T. Young M.D.

  2. Elizabethton, Tennessee

    D. M. Sholes M.D.

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  1. J. M. Stockman M.D.
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  2. V. T. Young M.D.
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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, Houston, Texas, April 25 to 27, 1960.

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Stockman, J.M., Young, V.T. & Sholes, D.M. Duplication of the Rectum. Dis Colon Rectum 3, 223–229 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616558

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