Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Pelvic Floor Disorders and Reconstruction - What Next?

• 50th Anniversary Article

Norman S. Williams

Septic Complications after Restorative Proctocolectomy do not Impair Functional Outcome: Long-Term Follow-Up from a Specialty Center

• Original Contribution

David B. Chessin, Stephen R. Gorfine, David S. Bub, Aaron Royston, Deborah Wong, Joel J. Bauer

Colectomy and Ileorectal Anastomosis is still an Option for Selected Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

• Original Contribution

Steffen Bülow, Charlotte Bülow, Hans Vasen, Heikki Järvinen, Jan Björk, Ib Jarle Christensen

Preoperative and Postoperative Quality of Life in Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

• Original Contribution

Nadine Osterfeld, Martina Kadmon, Anette Brechtel, Monika Keller

Direct Tumor Invasion in Colon Cancer: Correlation with Tumor Spread and Survival

• Original Contribution

Siu Kin C. Wong, Bin B. Jalaludin, Christopher J. A. Henderson, Matthew J. Morgan, Angela S. Berthelsen, Michael M. Issac, Andrew Kneebone

Is Rectal Washout Effective for Preventing Localized Recurrence After Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer?

• Original Contribution

Vasilis A. Constantinides, Dorstan Cheetham, R. John Nicholls, Paris P. Tekkis

Colorectal Anastomotic Stenosis After Elective Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy for Diverticular Disease: A Prospective Evaluation of 68 Patients

• Original Contribution

Patrick Ambrosetti, Karim Francis, Reymond De Peyer, Jean-Louis Frossard

Standardized Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Right Colectomy for Cancer: Short-Term Outcome in 111 Unselected Patients

• Original Contribution

Roberto Bergamaschi, Elie Schochet, Christopher Haughn, Marshall Burke, James F. Reed III, Jean-Pierre Arnaud

Overt Rectal Prolapse and Fecal Incontinence

• Original Contribution

Laurent Siproudhis, Marianne Eléouet, Agathe Rousselle, Mounia El Alaoui, Alain Ropert, Jean-François Bretagne

Effect of Second Vaginal Delivery on Anal Function in Patients at Risk of Occult Anal Sphincter Injury after First Forceps Delivery

• Original Contribution

Rhona Mahony, Michael Behan, P. Ronan O’Connell, Colm O’Herlihy

Sphincter Contractility After Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Autograft into the Cryoinjured Anal Sphincters of Rats

• Open Access
• Original Contribution

Sung-Bum Kang, Haet Nim Lee, Ji Young Lee, Jun-Seok Park, Hye Seung Lee, Ji Youl Lee

Optical Coherence Tomography in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prospective Evaluation of 35 Patients

• Original Contribution

P. Consolo, G. Strangio, C. Luigiano, G. Giacobbe, S. Pallio, L. Familiari

Spectral Slope from the Endoscopically-Normal Mucosa Predicts Concurrent Colonic Neoplasia: A Pilot Ex-Vivo Clinical Study

• Original Contribution

Hemant K. Roy, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Young L. Kim, Michael J. Goldberg, Joseph P. Muldoon, Yang Liu, Randall E. Brand, Curtis Hall, Nahla Hasabou, Mohammed Jameel, Vadim Backman

Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer is Frequently Associated with the Microsatellite Instability Pathway

• Original Contribution

Ichiro Fujiwara, Masakazu Yashiro, Naoshi Kubo, Kiyoshi Maeda, Kosei Hirakawa

MDM2 mRNA Expression in the p53 Pathway May Predict the Potential of Invasion and Liver Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer

• Original Contribution

Ito Kondo, Satoru Iida, Yoko Takagi, Kenichi Sugihara

The Effect of a Hyaluronan-Carboxymethylcellulose Membrane vs. Polyglactin 910 Mesh on Intra-Abdominal Tumor Formation in Mice

• Original Contribution

Peter K. Lee, Andrew P. Windsperger, Christopher M. Wilson, James B. McCarthy, Karen R. Wasiluk, David A. Rothenberger, Kelli M. Bullard Dunn

Use of Rapid Sampling Microdialysis for Intraoperative Monitoring of Bowel Ischemia

• Original Contribution

S. Deeba, E. P. Corcoles, B. G. Hanna, P. Pareskevas, O. Aziz, M. G. Boutelle, A. Darzi

Feasibility and Functional Outcome of Laparoscopic Sacrocolporectopexy for Combined Vaginal and Rectal Prolapse

• Multimedia Article

P. M. Sagar, D. K. Thekkinkattil, R. M. Heath, J. Woodfield, S. Gonsalves, C. R. Landon

Laparoscopic-Assisted Rectosigmoidectomy with Ileal Loop Interposition. Surgical Treatment of Chagasic Megacolon

• Multimedia Article

Eloy Espin-Basany, Francesc Vallribera-Valls, Manuel Lopez-Cano, Roberto Lozoya-Trujillo, Jose Luis Sánchez-Garcia, Manuel Armengol-Carrasco

Ischemic Colitis: An Unusual Case of Inferior Mesenteric Arteriovenous Fistula Causing Venous Hypertension. Report of a Case

• Case Report

Dan R. Metcalf, Santhat Nivatvongs, James C. Andrews

Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome Caused by Bevacizumab: Report of a Case

• Case Report

Miriam Koopman, Erik W. Muller, Cornelis J. A. Punt

Significant Rectal Bleeding as a Complication of a Fecal Collecting Device: Report of a Case

• Case Report

Blaithin P. Page, Stephen A. Boyce, Christopher Deans, John Camilleri-Brennan

Performing Handsewn Coloanal Anastomosis with the Pursestring Suture Anoscope

• Technical Notes

Chih-Chien Chin, Wen-Shih Huang, Chung-Hung Yeh, Jeng-Yi Wang

Are You Worried About Bowel Accidents? Quality of Life in Fecal Incontinence

• Letter to the Editor

David Parés, Manuel Vial, Luis Grande

The Author Replies

• Letter to the Editor

Todd Rockwood

Why are so Many Patients with Rectal Cancer Still Treated with Abdominoperineal Resection in America?

• Letter to the Editor

Jamie Murphy, Derek J. Boyle, Chetan Bhan, Norman S. Williams

Vascular Invasion is Underrecognized in Colorectal Cancer using Conventional Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining

• Letter to the Editor

Olorunda Rotimi

The Author Replies

• Letter to the Editor

Adrian Bateman

Why Does Splenectomy Adversely Affect the Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery?

• Letter to the Editor

Tetsuji Fujita

The Author Replies

• Letter to the Editor

Frank Frizelle

Be Cautious with Administrative Data

• Letter to the Editor

Neil Hyman

The Authors Reply

• Letter to the Editor

Rocco Ricciardi, Nancy N. Baxter

Self-assessment Quiz: Answers, Critiques, and References

• Self-Assessment Quiz

Selected Abstracts

• Selected Abstracts