proctosigmoidectomy

A combined a perineal proctosigmoidectomy with anterior levatoroplasty is also called an Altemeier procedure.

The specimens consisted of 21 total colectomies (several performed in two stages), 11 subtotal colectomies, and one second stage proctosigmoidectomy for which the corresponding colectomy specimen was not available.

An average of 15 sections (range 7-32) were available for both total and subtotal colectomies and six sections for the single proctosigmoidectomy, not counting sections of lymph nodes and stomas.