Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Pregnancy, Delivery, and Pouch Function After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis

A. Ravid, C. S. Richard, L. M. Spencer, B. I. O’Connor, E. D. Kennedy, H. M. MacRae, Z. Cohen, R. S. McLeod

Cumulative Failure Rate of Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis and Quality of Life After Failure

Anna Lepistö, Pekka Luukkonen, Heikki J. Järvinen

Prospective Evaluation of Ileoanal Pouch Characteristics Measured by Barostat

Jeroen Steens, Corine Penning, Jessica Brussee, Willem A. Bemelman, Ad A. M. Masclee

Reasons for Failure to Construct the Colonic J-Pouch. What Can Be Done to Improve the Size of the Neorectal Reservoir Should It Occur?

G. J. C. Harris, I. J. Lavery, V. W. Fazio

Laparoscopic Colectomy vs. Open Colectomy For Sigmoid Diverticular Disease

Amit Dwivedi, Fadi Chahin, Sunita Agrawal, W. Y. Chau, A. Tootla, F. Tootla, Yvan J. Silva

Analysis of Cyclooxygenase Expression in Human Colorectal Adenomas

Keith S. Chapple, Nigel Scott, Pierre J. Guillou, P. Louise Coletta, Mark A. Hull

Is There Any Correlation Between Objective Anal Testing, Rupture Grade, and Bowel Symptoms After Primary Repair of Obstetric Anal Sphincter Rupture?

Mohammad Nazir, Erik Carlsen, Anne Flem Jacobsen, Britt-Ingjerd Nesheim

Topical L-Arginine Gel Lowers Resting Anal Pressure

N. Griffin, D. D. E. Zimmerman, J. W. Briel, H.-J. Gruss, M. Jonas, A. G. Acheson, K. Neal, J. H. Scholefield, W. R. Schouten

Venous Anatomy of the Right Colon

Shigeki Yamaguchi, Hiroya Kuroyanagi, Jeffrey W. Milsom, Richard Sim, Hiroshi Shimada

Impact of the Number of Negative Nodes on Disease-Free Survival in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Jan H. Wong, B. Jason Bowles, Racquel Bueno, David Shimizu

Efficacy of Preoperative Radiation Therapy for Resectable Rectal Adenocarcinoma When Combined With Oral Tegafur-Uracil Modulated With Leucovorin

Ana Escribano Uzcudun, Jaime Feliu Batlle, Jesus Calvillo Velasco, María Elena Sánchez Santos, Javier de Castro Carpeño, Antonio García Grande, Alberto Mata Juberías, Elena Hernandez Piñeiro, Lara Miralles Olivar, Alfredo García García

Effect of Sphincter-Sacrificing Surgery for Rectal Carcinoma on Quality of Life in Muslim Patients

Mehmet Ayhan Kuzu, Ömer Topçu, Keriman Uçar, Suat Ulukent, Ekrem Ünal, Nezih Erverdi, Atilla Elhan, Salim Demirci

Stapled Rectal Mucosectomy vs. Closed Hemorrhoidectomy

José Manuel Correa-Rovelo, Oscar Tellez, Leoncio Obregón, Adriana Miranda-Gomez, Segundo Moran

Seprafilm®: A Retrospective Preliminary Evaluation of the Impact on Short-Term Oncologic Outcome in Colorectal Cancer

Ioannis Oikonomakis, Steven D. Wexner, Pascal Gervaz, Seong-Yeop You, Michelle Secic, Paolo Giamundo

Intestinal Malrotation

David W. Dietz, R. Matthew Walsh, Sharon Grundfest-Broniatowski, Ian C. Lavery, Victor W. Fazio, David P. Vogt

Rectosigmoidectomy With Ileal Loop Interposition

João Gomes Netinho, Geni Satomi Cunrath, Luis Sérgio Ronchi

Change in Anatomic Distribution and Incidence of Colorectal Carcinoma Over a Period of 15 Years

P. B. F. Mensink, J. J. Kolkman, J. van Baarlen, J. H. Kleibeuker

Effect of Sulindac Treatment for Attenuated Familial Adenomatous Polyposis With a New Germline APC Mutation at Codon 161

Motohiro Esaki, Takayuki Matsumoto, Mitsuru Mizuno, Yoichiro Kobori, Ryuji Yoshimura, Takashi Yao, Mitsuo Iida

Adenocarcinoma in Solitary Large Hyperplastic Polyp Diagnosed by Magnifying Colonoscope

Toru Tonooka, Yasushi Sano, Takahiro Fujii, Shigeharu Kato, Takayuki Yoshino, Kuang-I Fu, Shu-ichi Hironaka, Atsushi Ochiai, Shigeaki Yoshida

Long-Term Survivor of Anorectal Melanoma

Amara Malik, Tracy L. Hull, Jeffery Milsom

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ

Judith L. Trudel

Selected Abstracts

Neil H. Hyman

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ

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