Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Intravenous Cyclosporine for the Treatment of Severe Steroid Refractory Ulcerative Colitis: What is the Cost?

Lisa S. Poritz, William A. Rowe, Brian R. Swenson, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, Walter A. Koltun

Vaginal Delivery After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: A Word of Caution

Feza H. Remzi, Emre Gorgun, Jane Bast, Tom Schroeder, Jeffrey Hammel, Elliot Philipson, Tracy L. Hull, James M. Church, Victor W. Fazio

Implications of Pouchitis on the Functional Results Following Stapled Restorative Proctocolectomy

Ayman S. Abdelrazeq, Jonathan N. Lund, Stephen  H. Leveson

Ileoanal Pouch Neoplasia in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: An Underestimated Threat

James Church

Analysis of PTEN Gene Mutations in Korean Patients With Cowden Syndrome and Polyposis Syndrome

Dae-Kyoum Kim, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Seong Soo Hong, Kyu Jong Kim, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Gin Hyug Lee, Jin-Ho Kim, Young Il Min, Sun Mi Lee, Jin-Yong Jeong, Kyuyoung Song, Sung-Ae Jung

Low Allele Frequency of MLH1 D132H in American Colorectal and Endometrial Cancer Patients

Brian Y. Shin, Huiping Chen, Laura S. Rozek, Leslie Paxton, David J. Peel, Hoda Anton-Culver, Gad Rennert, David G. Mutch, Paul J. Goodfellow, Stephen B. Gruber, Steve M. Lipkin

Integrity of the Anal Sphincters After Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: Evaluation With Three-Dimensional Endoanal Ultrasonography

Martijn P. Gosselink, Rachel L. West, Ernst J. Kuipers, Bettina E. Hansen, W. Rudolph Schouten

Delayed Treatment for Rectal Cancer

Stephen L. Ristvedt, Elisa H. Birnbaum, David W. Dietz, James W. Fleshman, Ira J. Kodner, Thomas E. Read

Tumor Site Predicts Outcome After Radiochemotherapy in Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Anal Region: Long-Term Results of 101 Patients

Gerhard G. Grabenbauer, Hermann Kessler, Klaus E. Matzel, Rolf Sauer, Werner Hohenberger, Ignaz H. F. Schneider

Reoperation for Intraluminal Rectal Cancer Recurrence

Lucas R. Rudmik, W. Donald Buie, John A. Heine

Age and Colorectal Cancer With Focus on the Elderly: Trends in Relative Survival and Initial Treatment From a Danish Population-Based Study

Lene H. Iversen, Lars Pedersen, Anders Riis, Søren Friis, Søren Laurberg, Henrik T. Sørensen

Progressive Increase of Bowel Wall Thickness Is a Reliable Indicator for Surgery in Patients With Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

Shyr-Chyr Chen, Chien-Chang Lee, Chiung-Yuan Hsu, Zui-Shen Yen, Cheng-Chung Fang, Matthew H.-M. Ma, Wen-Jone Chen, Hong-Shiee Lai, Po-Huang Lee, Fang-Yue Lin, Wei-Jao Chen

Long-Term Consequences of First Vaginal Delivery-Induced Anal Sphincter Defect

Henri Damon, Stephan Bretones, Luc Henry, Georges Mellier, François Mion

Impaired Proximal Colonic Motor Response to Rectal Mechanical and Chemical Stimulation in Obstructed Defecation

Phil G. Dinning, Peter A. Bampton, Michael L. Kennedy, David Z. Lubowski, Denis King, Ian J. Cook

Long-Term Results of Delorme’s Procedure and Orr–Loygue Rectopexy to Treat Complete Rectal Prolapse

Frédéric Marchal, Laurent Bresler, Ahmet Ayav, Rasa Zarnegar, Laurent Brunaud, Christophe Duchamp, Patrick Boissel

Short-Pouch and Low-Anastomosis Duhamel Procedure Results in Better Fecal Control and Normal Defecation Pattern

B. Antao, T. Radhwan, M. Samuel, E. Kiely

Is Routine Cavity Drainage Necessary in Karydakis Flap Operation? A Prospective, Randomized Trial

Ahmet Gurer, Ismail Gomceli, Mehmet Ozdogan, Nuraydin Ozlem, Selim Sozen, Raci Aydin

Laparoscopic Resection Rectopexy for Rectal Prolapse

Hermann Kessler, Werner Hohenberger

Ileal Pouch–Anal Anastomosis–Vaginal Fistula: A Review

S. Lolohea, A. C. Lynch, G. B. Robertson, F. A. Frizelle

Recurrent Sigmoid Volvulus in Pregnancy: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Jehad Sadeq Alshawi

Inverted Colonic Mucosal Lesion: Is This A New Entity of Colon Lesion?

Satoru Tamura, Tetsuya Yano, Fumio Ono, Takayoshi Yamada, Yoshifumi Higashidani, Tomoko Onishi, Hiroshi Mizuto, Yuichi Yokoyama, Saburo Onishi, Toshiaki Moriki

Computer-Assisted Laparoscopic Colon Resection With the Da Vinci® System: Our First Experiences

Chris Braumann, Christoph A. Jacobi, Charalambos Menenakos, Ulrich Borchert, Jens C. Rueckert, Joachim M. Mueller

Evidence-Based Guidelines?

Peer Wille-Jørgensen

The Authors Reply

Neil H. Hyman, Clifford Simmang

Perspectives on Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy in Pilonidal Sinus Surgery

Desmond Winter

The Authors Reply

Jenny Lynch

The Dark Side of Double-Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection

Gian Andrea Binda, Mario Pescatori, Giovanni Romano

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Paolo Boccasanta, Marco Venturi, Angelo Stuto, Corrado Bottini, Angelo Caviglia, Domenico Mascagni, Luigi Sofo, Alfonso Carriero, Roberto Mauri, Vincenzo Landolfi

Avoiding Overtreatment With Day-Case Hemorrhoidopexy

Boštjan Mlakar, Pavle Košorok

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Indru T. Khubchandani

Dis Colon Rectum, Vol. 48, No. 2, February 2005, pp. 237–242 (DOI:10.1007/s10350-004-0768-8)

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