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Anatomy and Embryology of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

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To truly understand surgical disease, one must have a comprehensive knowledge of the underlying anatomy and embryology. This chapter begins with a review of the anatomy of the rectum, anus, and pelvic floor. The anatomy of the colon is then discussed in a similar manner. Finally, the chapter concludes with a review of normal development, followed by a review of abnormal development and all of the disease states associated with abnormal development of the colon, rectum, and anus.

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This chapter was written by José Marcio Neves Jorge and Angelita Habr-Gama in the first and second editions of this textbook.

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Carmichael, J.C., Mills, S. (2016). Anatomy and Embryology of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus. In: Steele, S.R., Hull, T.L., Read, T.E., Saclarides, T.J., Senagore, A.J., Whitlow, C.B. (eds) The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25970-3_1

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