Disorders of the colon and rectum
- Colon and rectal cancers
- Benign colon and rectal tumours
- Diverticulosis
- Complicated diverticular disease
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis
- Other colitis
- Colovesical / Colovaginal fistula
- Rectovaginal / Rectourethral fistula
- Enterocutaneous fistula
- Intestinal obstruction
- Sigmoid volvulus
- Megacolon
- Radiation enteritis
- Rectal carcinoid / neuroendocrine tumour
- Rectal GIST
- Pelvic tumours
- Retrorectal/presacral tumours
- Stoma creation / closure
Evaluation of
- Hematochezia/Blood in stool
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Faecal occult blood
- Change in bowel habit
- Change in stool calibre
- Constipation
- Diarrhoea / loose stool
- Indigestion, bloatedness
- Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Loss of weight
- Anaemia
- Acute abdomen
- Abdominal distension, vomiting
- Abdominal pain / discomfort
- Anal pain, discomfort, itch
- Faecal incontinence