THE SUPERIORITY OF THE RIGHT SIDE ANUS

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Abstract
Partial and complete obstructions are frequently encountered resulting from neoplasms, both malignant and benign, of the lower colon and rectum. The diagnosis of obstructions of this type can readily be made, the majority of them giving a history of chronic constipation with recurrent attacks of partial obstruction. The malignant types almost invariably present a history of bleeding and sloughing prior to complete obstruction. When a patient is admitted to a hospital giving a history of acute obstruction of probably two or three days' duration, with stercoraceous vomiting and profound toxemia, it is not possible, nor is it necessary, to make a refined diagnosis of the exact character of lesion in the rectum or colon which is responsible for the obstruction, or whether it is due to intra-intestinal or extra-intestinal pathology. The question that confronts the surgeon is how he can quickly and safely relieve the patient of the immediate cause

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