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rectal reconstruction

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007271

Surgery to rebuild the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus) using a section of the colon. This may be done when the rectum has been removed to treat cancer or other diseases.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007271
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007271",
  "term": "rectal reconstruction",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgery to rebuild the rectum (the last several inches of the large intestine before the anus) using a section of the colon. This may be done when the rectum has been removed to treat cancer or other diseases.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/rectal-reconstruction/"
}

Record 14,235 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.