Medical Transcription Word Board archived thread

Sharon
colonoscopy...sm
Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:39

The significant finding was the presence of an acute colitis extending from 25-50 cm. This was characterized by areas of erythema and dispersed with flattened areas with a gray-white mucosal exudate. Random biopsies were taken for routine histology. There was obvious rectal __________.

s/l spearing or sparing?

the witch
first, it's interspersed (not and dispersed) - sm
Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:46

sparing -- means the rectum wasn't involved with disease.

KW
I would blank that...
Wed Dec 24, 2003 11:50

I'm not sure it could be obvious that the rectum is spared by colonoscopy, and there is such a thing as sphincter spearing treatment for distal rectal adenocarcinoma