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STRICTURE OF THE RECTUM

1933; American Medical Association; Volume: 101; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1001/jama.1933.02740450024006

2376-8118

Collier F. Martin,

Pelvic floor disorders treatments

The study of stricture of the rectum is as fascinating as the treatment is discouraging. The etiology for the most part is unverified, the literature is confusing, and the compilation of statistics by various authors is not standardized. I had intended to classify stricture as to the apparent pathologic conditions such as syphilis, gonorrhea, tuberculosis or those following simple pyogenic infection. In looking over my statistics I found this to be absolutely impossible and was forced to look for some reason for this condition. In my study I was confronted with the following questions: Why should the occurrence be most usual between the ages of 20 and 40? Why is the Negro race peculiarly susceptible? What is the relationship of stricture to venereal diseases, namely, syphilis and gonorrhea, and to tuberculosis? What importance can be attached to a history of pelvic inflammation or pelvic operation in the female? Why does