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Hartmann’s Operation
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Etienne Moore
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last modified
2007-04-02 18:12
This is a surgical procedure where a diseased part of the left-sided colon and rectum is removed. No join or anastomosis is performed and the patient is left with an end colostomy and an internal rectal stump. Sometimes patients can undergo a Reversal of Hartmann’s Operation at a later date to rejoin the bowel.