Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Technology and the Future of the Specialty of Colon and Rectal Surgery: The Next 50 Years

• 50th Anniversary Article

Jeffrey Milsom

Identifying Lynch Syndrome: We Are All Responsible

• Original Contribution

Julian A. Sanchez, Jon D. Vogel, Matthew F. Kalady, Mary P. Bronner, Marek Skacel, James M. Church

Visceral Obesity Predicts Surgical Outcomes after Laparoscopic Colectomy for Sigmoid Colon Cancer

• Original Contribution

Shingo Tsujinaka, Fumio Konishi, Yutaka J. Kawamura, Masaaki Saito, Naoshi Tajima, Osamu Tanaka, Alan T. Lefor

Clinical and Morphologic Correlation after Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection for Obstructed Defecation Syndrome

• Original Contribution

Daniel Dindo, Dominik Weishaupt, Kuno Lehmann, Franc H. Hetzer, Pierre-Alain Clavien, Dieter Hahnloser

Efficacy of Probiotics in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials

• Original Contribution

Shekoufeh Nikfar, Roja Rahimi, Fatemeh Rahimi, Saeed Derakhshani, Mohammad Abdollahi

Absence of Prognostic Value of Nuclear Shape Factor Analysis in Colorectal Carcinoma: Relevance of Interobserver and Intraobserver Variability

• Original Contribution

Francesco Di Fabio, Ian Shrier, Louis R. Bégin, Philip H. Gordon

Standardized Postoperative Pathway: Accelerating Recovery after Ileostomy Closure

• Original Contribution

Yong-Geul Joh, Rolv-Ole Lindsetmo, Jonah Stulberg, Vincent Obias, Brad Champagne, Conor P. Delaney

Laparoscopic Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal S-Pouch

• Original Contribution

Charles P. Heise, Gregory Kennedy, Eugene F. Foley, Bruce A. Harms

Persistent Perineal Sinus After Ileoanal Pouch Excision in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Course

• Original Contribution

Varut Lohsiriwat, Susan K. Clark

Decreased Expression of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Predicts Poor Prognosis Following Curative Resection of Colorectal Cancer

• Original Contribution

Hideki Watanabe, Chikao Miki, Yoshinaga Okugawa, Yuji Toiyama, Yasuhiro Inoue, Masato Kusunoki

Waist Circumference is an Independent Risk Factor for the Development of Parastomal Hernia After Permanent Colostomy

• Original Contribution

Jan De Raet, Georges Delvaux, Patrick Haentjens, Yves Van Nieuwenhove

Prospective Evaluation of the Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Suspected Acute Sigmoid Diverticulitis

• Original Contribution

Johannes T. Heverhagen, Helmut Sitter, Andreas Zielke, Klaus J. Klose

Surgical Treatment of the Pilonidal Disease: Primary Closure or Flap Reconstruction After Excision

• Original Contribution

T. Mahdy

Influence of Delays on Perforation Risk in Adults with Acute Appendicitis

• Original Contribution

D. Kearney, R. A. Cahill, E. O’Brien, W. O. Kirwan, H. P. Redmond

Therapeutic Potential of Two Probiotics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease as observed in the Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid Model of Colitis

• Original Contribution

Einat Amit-Romach, Zehava Uni, Ram Reifen

The Effects of Intraperitoneal Sildenafil Administration on Healing of Left Colonic Anastomoses and Intra-Abdominal Adhesion Formation in the Presence of Intra-Abdominal Infection

• Original Contribution

Refik Ayten, Ziya Çetinkaya, Mustafa Girgin, İbrahim Ozercan, Bilal Ustundag, Erhan Aygen

Perianal Paget’s Disease Treated with Wide Excision and Gluteal Skin Flap Reconstruction: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

• Multimedia Article

Wolfgang B. Gaertner, Gonzalo F. Hagerman, Stanley M. Goldberg, Charles O. Finne III

Adrenalectomy for Clinically Isolated Metastasis from Colorectal Carcinoma: Report of Eight Cases

• Case Report

Najat Mourra, Christine Hoeffel, Pierre Duvillard, Catherine Guettier, Jean-François Flejou, Emmanuel Tiret

Cutaneous Perianal Recurrence on the Site of Lone Star Retractor™ after J-pouch Coloanal Anastomosis for Rectal Cancer: Report of Two Cases

• Case Report

Hadrien Tranchart, Stéphane Benoist, Christophe Penna, Catherine Julie, Philippe Rougier, Bernard Nordlinger

Meta-Analysis Results Need to Be Evaluated with Caution

• Letter to the Editor

Sven Petersen, Johannes Jongen

The Authors Reply

• Letter to the Editor

Shiva Jayaraman, Patrick H. D. Colquhoun, Richard Malthaner

Topical Sucralfate Post-Hemorrhoidectomy: An Affordable and Feasible Treatment Option

• Letter to the Editor

Neeta D. Chaudhary, Marisa Ranire-Maguire, Marvin L. Corman, David E. Rivadeneira

The Author Replies

• Letter to the Editor

Pravin J. Gupta

Self-assessment Quiz: Answers, Critiques, and References

• Self-Assessment Quiz

W. Donald Buie

Abridged abstracts from the medical literature

• Selected Abstracts

Reviewers for and Contributors to Diseases of the Colon & Rectum