ABSTRACT
In 1923, Henri Hartmann described an operation which is now defined as resection of the sigmoid colon with construction of a terminal colostomy and closure of the rectal stump Figure 5.12.1. A variable length of rectum may also be resected. The indication was initially cancer of the upper or middle third of the rectum, at a time when anterior resection had not been developed. Today, Hartmann’s operation is usually performed as an emergency procedure to treat the complications of various colorectal diseases. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780429100932/76c97e6a-a85e-4c07-8d0b-d32156ce347e/content/fig5_12_1.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
