Hartman's procedure

Hartman's procedure

A surgical operation, performed mainly for cancer of the rectum and lower colon, in which the segment of the bowel containing the cancer is removed, the rectal stump is over-sewn, and the lower end of the sigmoid colon is brought out as a COLOSTOMY. (Robert Hartman, 1831 is removed, the rectal stump is over-sewn, and the lower end of the sigmoid colon 93, German surgeon).