Proctologist anyone?

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It's not my first choice, but I don't think it's THAT outrageous of a specialty that it warrants a sensational thread.
 
Probably safe to say that any pre-med on here will have almost no idea what being a proctologist entails, entrails aside. It would be better to make decisions concerning specialty after you've had a few years of med-school and have some idea what you're talking about. That way, you can make decisions based on something more than junior high level poopy humor. :meanie:

[youtube="xYJ4PybpKco"]Poopy humor[/youtube]
 
Come on, everyone knows that everyones top choice specialties are radiology and derm. 🙄
 
People who have been affected by or known people with conditions like Crohn's Disease. People with a family member who was diagnosed with colon cancer.

I'm considering ob/gyn. Why would I ever want to spend my days around the vagina AND the anus? But it's a pretty popular specialty.
 
some people like mad ass, yo
 
Hey Doc. I did not mean to offend with this thread. Obviously it plays a huge role in many people's lives (think hemorrhoids). I was just curious if people feel that this is a field that is made for them.
 
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Resection of squamous cell carcinoma in the rectum or anus. It is really prominent in the aging population. Also prominent among our aging population are other metastases of the anus or rectum that can be treated by proctologists as well as oncologists.
 
As far as I know, the specialty "proctology" does not exist. You can be a colorectal surgeon though.
 
As my dad said when asked about his residency choices:

"urology, proctology, ya' know, something down THERE"
 
TheProwler said:
As far as I know, the specialty "proctology" does not exist. You can be a colorectal surgeon though.
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Yeah I don't know about their prominence as a specialty either. I don't think there are many specialists for that region of the body kept on staff at hospitals except for urology and gynecology.

But, if you have cancer in the ass, there are a few specialties that have experience in diagnosing and treatment like some radiologist, oncologists, and some specialized surgeons.
 
I always wanted my license plate to read:

ASS MAN
 
ufgrad00 said:
Yeah I don't know about their prominence as a specialty either. I don't think there are many specialists for that region of the body kept on staff at hospitals except for urology and gynecology.

But, if you have cancer in the ass, there are a few specialties that have experience in diagnosing and treatment like some radiologist, oncologists, and some specialized surgeons.
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Hahaha very well articulated. Bravo.
 
As mentioned above, it's called colorectal surgery nowadays. One of the appeals is that colorectal surgeons can actually cure a relatively large percentage of their patients. That's gotta be worth a little pooh.
 
JaggerPlate said:
Same ... I thought it was GI now.
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Agreed -- the job is now gastroenterologist, I believe.
Truth of the matter is that most fields have their grossness, and the rectum isn't the worst of the bunch. As a physician you are likely going to be peering into one orifice or another, whether natural or man-made. GI is popular because it is a procedural subspecialty of medicine -- rather than just prescribing meds, you get to scope folks with cameras and tools.
 
Law2Doc said:
Agreed -- the job is now gastroenterologist, I believe.
Truth of the matter is that most fields have their grossness, and the rectum isn't the worst of the bunch. As a physician you are likely going to be peering into one orifice or another, whether natural or man-made. GI is popular because it is a procedural subspecialty of medicine -- rather than just prescribing meds, you get to scope folks with cameras and tools.
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What other fields would you say are highly procedural, besides the surgical fields? I've shadowed a GI doc and it was preety cool the way he used the scope to remove polyps etc.
 
Auron said:
What other fields would you say are highly procedural, besides the surgical fields? I've shadowed a GI doc and it was preety cool the way he used the scope to remove polyps etc.
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Anesthesia, surgical specialties that don't go through gen surg like ENT, urology. OB/GYN. Interventional Radiology. Chiropractics ;]

Whats wrong with surgery?
 
I agree that there is no physician who is referred to as a 'proctologist', per se. I think proctologist is an outdated term for colorectal surgeons.

I am not really interested in colorectal surgery, but I think gastroenterology is a fascinating specialty. There is a lot more to GI than just the anus/rectum. GI's manage and treat conditions affecting the entire alimentary tract, from the esophagus all the way to you know where, including the liver and the exocrine functions of the pancreas.
 
lisichka said:
cardio
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What common procedures are cardiologists doing? And are the usually confined to the ICU?

The only thing I have ever seen a cardiologist do on a med surg floor is place a chest tube. In the CCU I ahve seen central line placements. Thats about it though in my limited experience consisting of some nursing med surg rotations and 8 weeks in the CCU.

Not saying you are wrong just wondering if I am missing things. Unless you were specifically referring to an interventional cardiologist (ie Cath procedures and whatnot).
 
pcu said:
What common procedures are cardiologists doing? And are the usually confined to the ICU?

The only thing I have ever seen a cardiologist do on a med surg floor is place a chest tube. In the CCU I ahve seen central line placements. Thats about it though in my limited experience consisting of some nursing med surg rotations and 8 weeks in the CCU.

Not saying you are wrong just wondering if I am missing things. Unless you were specifically referring to an interventional cardiologist (ie Cath procedures and whatnot).
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interventional cardio: angioplasty, or angiogrphy, cardioversion, electrophysiology (pacemaker implants)
can't think of anything else right now. sorry.

also performing echos is pretty cool , although this is not an invasive procedure, but a procedure nevertheless... and i am not even talking about EKGs, that's just basic.

oh and how can i forget the alternative to a trad echo, the transesophageal echocardiogram--another interesting procedure.

and from what i understand, the specialty of cardio is subdivided into subspecialties according to these procedures (since no one cardiologist can perform all of these procedures): interventional (and/or invasive) cardiologist, electrophysiologist, nuclear cardiologist, and regular non-invasive cardiologist.

ok i am done now lol
 
Drogba said:
surgical specialties that don't go through gen surg like ENT, urology.
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ENT and urology actually do a year of general surgery as their "internship" year.

Auron said:
What other fields would you say are highly procedural, besides the surgical fields? I've shadowed a GI doc and it was preety cool the way he used the scope to remove polyps etc.
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cardiology
anesthesia
ophthalmology
OB/gyn
pulmonology (bronchoscopes)
some areas of pathology
dermatology (MOHS)
 
smq123 said:
ENT and urology actually do a year of general surgery as their "internship" year.
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Is this true for all programs, or is it like anesthesia where you can go into a categorical program or choose to do a TY, surg in or med int? I didn't know that. I was thinking more along the lines of specialties that aren't surgical fellowships or integrated with gen surg (like plastics can be). ENT, uro, ob/gyn and optho all seem to have a nice combo of surgery and primary care for those who find it important. Of course all talk of a specialty as a premed is getting ahead of ourselves.
 
Great posts people. Just wondering how we got from rectum to the heart?
There really isn't a "proctology" specialty anymore? Is our generation going down the tubes?
How many years does it take to specialize in cardiology?
 
lisichka said:
ob gyn? don't they have to rotate in surgery for sometime?
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Nope. Ob/gyn is its own separate thing. They don't rotate through general surgery at all, and they learn gyn surgery from gynecologists.

Drogba said:
Is this true for all programs, or is it like anesthesia where you can go into a categorical program or choose to do a TY, surg in or med int?
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As far as I know, all ENT and urology residency programs require at least 1 year of general surgery training. I don't think you can do uro or ENT with only an internal medicine background.
 
smq123 said:
As far as I know, all ENT and urology residency programs require at least 1 year of general surgery training. I don't think you can do uro or ENT with only an internal medicine background.
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Same with ortho as well. Optho is the only surgical field I know that accepts a transitional year for the PGY-1.
 
I'd like to be the team proctologist for the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders.
 
Law2Doc said:
As everybody knows, the way to a man's heart is through his rectum.
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See now, I was under the impression it was through the femoral vein.
 
I always tease with my friends about males who want to do ob/gyn and females who want to do urology.
 
Hyperstudyosis said:
I always tease with my friends about males who want to do ob/gyn and females who want to do urology.
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Well, it's not exactly the same thing...only females have a vagina but both sexes have a urinary tract. Urology has some seriously cool surgeries, though. If you ever get a chance to do a subrotation in it, do it...where else can you suture a scrotum?
 
Hey, another burns-ey avatar. Exx-scell-ent
 
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