Medical Transcription Word Board archived thread

Anonymous
Sigmoid resection. s/l mesorectal resection? (nm)
Wed Aug 4, 2004 08:24

billybob
mesorectal is in dictionary.com and SM
Wed Aug 4, 2004 08:29

a couple of posts at MTDaily:

MTD: I looked yesterday also...and can really find no info on mesorectal prolapse...only mesorectal excisions...sorry~nm

dictonary.com: Mesorectum \Mes`o*rec"tum\, n. [Meso- + rectum.] (Anat.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum. -- Mes`o*rec\"tal, a.

Anonymous
TY. Never had that term before. (nm)
Wed Aug 4, 2004 08:31