| CATEGORY | Diseases of digestive system |
| SYSTEM | Gastro-intestinal system |
| ORGAN | Rectum, Colon |
| ALTERNATE NAMES /COMMON NAMES | - |
| NAMES IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES | - |
| ICD 10 CLASSIFICATION | K51 |
| WORLD STATISTICS | 1 to 20 cases per 1,00,000 globally |
| INDIAN STATISTICS | Reliable statistics not available |
