| Proctology is the medical
specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders that
affect
the rectum and anus (i.e. diseases and disorders of the rectum, and diseases
and disorders of the anus).
Associated Terms:
* _ A medical specialist
in the field of proctology is called a pulmonologist.
* _ One of the adjectivee
used to refer to proctology is
"proctological", but more specific terms may also be used,
e.g. "anal" and "rectal".
* _ A proctotomy is an incision
into the rectum or anus to relieve narrowing of these passages, or to open
a closed anus.
* _ A proctorrhaphy is a
surgical procedure to stitch (repair) tears in the rectum or anus.
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