Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Randomized Trial of Rubber Band Ligation vs. Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy for Prolapsed Piles

Benedict C. Peng, David G. Jayne, Yik-Hong Ho

A Pathologic Complete Response to Preoperative Chemoradiation Is Associated With Lower Local Recurrence and Improved Survival in Rectal Cancer Patients Treated by Mesorectal Excision

Julio García-Aguilar, Enrique Hernandez de Anda, Prayuth Sirivongs, Suk-Hwan Lee, Robert D. Madoff, David A. Rothenberger

Early-Age-at-Onset Colorectal Cancer and Microsatellite Instability as Markers of Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer

Salvatore Pucciarelli, Marco Agostini, Alessandra Viel, Roberta Bertorelle, Valentina Russo, Paola Toppan, Mario Lise

Individual Cutoff Levels of Carcinoembryonic Antigen and CA 242 Indicate Recurrence of Colorectal Cancer With High Sensitivity

Boel Engarås

Randomized, Controlled Trial of Carbon Dioxide Insufflation During Colonoscopy

J. Church, C. Delaney

Analysis of K-ras Codon 12 Mutation in Flat and Nodular Variants of Serrated Adenoma in the Colon

Yoshifumi Higashidani, Satoru Tamura, Tomoko Morita, Takehisa Tadokoro, Yuichi Yokoyama, Jun-ichi Miyazaki, Yang Yang, Seisho Takeuchi, Hirokuni Taguchi, Saburo Onishi

Prognostic Significance of Lateral Lymph Node Micrometastases in Lower Rectal Cancer

Masaaki Shimoyama, Toshiyuki Yamazaki, Takeyasu Suda, Katsuyoshi Hatakeyama

Endoscopic Removal of Large Colorectal Polyps

J. Marek Doniec, Mathias S. Löhnert, Bodo Schniewind, Frank Bokelmann, Bernd Kremer, Horst Grimm

Virtual Reality

Howard D. Dobson, Russell K. Pearl, Charles P. Orsay, Mary Rasmussen, Ray Evenhouse, Zhuming Ai, Gregory Blew, Fred Dech, Marcia I. Edison, Jonathan C. Silverstein, Herand Abcarian

Open vs. Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Prolapse

Matti V. Kairaluoma, Mikko T. Viljakka, Ilmo H. Kellokumpu

Botulinum Toxin as Second-Line Therapy for Chronic Anal Fissure Failing 0.2 Percent Glyceryl Trinitrate

Ian Lindsey, Oliver M. Jones, Chris Cunningham, Bruce D. George, Neil J. M. Mortensen

Preoperative Immune Status Determines Anal Condyloma Recurrence After Surgical Excision

Sebastian G. de la Fuente, Kirk A. Ludwig, Christopher R. Mantyh

Morphology of Ileal and Jejunal Pouches Used as Rectal Substitutes

Fabio V. Teixeira, Danilo Daud, Maria L. Eleuterio, Maeli D.-P. Silva, Keith A. Kelly

Anal Fistula: Levovist®-Enhanced Endoanal Ultrasound

Simon S. B. Chew, J. L. Yang, G. L. Newstead, P. R. Douglas

Determinants of Recurrence After Sigmoid Resection for Uncomplicated Diverticulitis

Klaus Thaler, Mirza K. Baig, Mariana Berho, Eric G. Weiss, Juan J. Nogueras, J. P. Arnaud, Steven D. Wexner, Roberto Bergamaschi

Optimizing the Outcome for Patients With Rectal Cancer

James M. Church, Peter Gibbs, Michael W. Chao, Joe J. Tjandra

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug–Induced Colonic Stenosis: An Unusual Cause of a Right-Sided Colonic Mass

A. Z. Khan, K. George, D. J. DeFriend

Initial Presentation of Crohn’s Disease in Pregnancy

Claudia E. Goettler, Thomas A. Stellato

Presacral Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Developed in a Tailgut Cyst

Najat Mourra, Scott Caplin, Rolland Parc, Jean-François Flejou

Minimally Invasive Sacral Neuromodulation Implant Technique

Carlo Ratto, Umberto Morelli, Stefania Paparo, Angelo Parello, Giovanni Battista Doglietto

Erratum

Letters to the Editor

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ

Judith L. Trudel

Selected Abstracts

Neil H. Hyman

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ ANSWERS, CRITIQUES, AND REFERENCES

Announcements