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Anal and Rectal Diseases
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- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Nutrition
- Specific Conditions
- Clinical Trials
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- Information from the Medical Encyclopedia
Overviews
- Overviews
- Colorectal Diseases and Procedures (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)
- Disorders of the Anus and Rectum (Merck & Co., Inc.)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Colonoscopy
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Also available in: Spanish - Elimination Problems (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Fecal Occult Blood Test: Checking for Blood in Stool (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Lower GI Series (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Virtual Colonoscopy (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surgery (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patients (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Laparoscopic Rectopexy: Basic Surgical Steps (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Nutrition
- Nutrition
- Fiber: How to Increase the Amount in Your Diet (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Anal Abscess / Fistulae (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
- Anal Fissures (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Anal Itch (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Fecal Incontinence (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Proctalgia Fugax (Episodic Rectal Pain) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Proctitis (National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
- Rectal Bleeding (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- What Is Bowel Incontinence? (Cleveland Clinic Foundation)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Anus Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Rectal Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Digestive Diseases Dictionary
(National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse)
Directories
- Directories
- GI Physician Locator (American College of Gastroenterology)
- Locate a Colorectal Surgeon (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons)
Organizations
- Organizations
- American College of Gastroenterology
- American Gastroenterological Association
- American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases