Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

A National Strategic Change in Treatment Policy for Rectal Cancer—Implementation of Total Mesorectal Excision as Routine Treatment in Norway. A National Audit

Arne Wibe, Bjørn Møller, Jarle Norstein, Erik Carlsen, Johan N. Wiig, Richard J. Heald, Frøydis Langmark, Helge E. Myrvold, Odd Søreide

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery for Cancer

John Lumley, Russell Stitz, Andrew Stevenson, George Fielding, Andrew Luck

Salvage Radical Surgery After Failed Local Excision for Early Rectal Cancer

Charles M. Friel, John W. Cromwell, Claudio Marra, Robert D. Madoff, David A. Rothenberger, Julio Garcia-Aguílar

Reconstructive Surgery for Failed Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

Anthony R. MacLean, Brenda O’Connor, Robert Parkes, Zane Cohen, Robin S. McLeod

Teenagers With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

James M. Church, Ellen McGannon, Carol Burke, Brian Clark

Functional Outcome, Quality of Life, and Complications After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Selected Septuagenarians

Conor P. Delaney, Babak Dadvand, Feza H. Remzi, James M. Church, Victor W. Fazio

T-Level Downstaging and Complete Pathologic Response After Preoperative Chemoradiation for Advanced Rectal Cancer Result in Decreased Recurrence and Improved Disease-Free Survival

George Theodoropoulos, W. E. Wise, A. Padmanabhan, B. A. Kerner, C. W. Taylor, P. S. Aguilar, K. S. Khanduja

Surgeon Specialty Is Associated With Outcome in Rectal Cancer Treatment

Thomas E. Read, Robert J. Myerson, James W. Fleshman, Robert D. Fry, Elisa H. Birnbaum, Bruce J. Walz, Ira J. Kodner

Radio-Frequency Energy Delivery to the Anal Canal for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence

Takeshi Takahashi, Sandra Garcia-Osogobio, Miguel Angel Valdovinos, Wilbert Mass, Ramiro Jimenez, Luis Alfonso Jauregui, Juan Bobadilla, Carlos Belmonte, Peter S. Edelstein, David S. Utley

Pudendal Nerve “Complete” Motor Latencies at Four Different Levels in the Anal Sphincter System in Young Adults

Tomoyuki Sato, Hideo Nagai

Rectoanal Reflex Parameters in Incontinence and Constipation

Geetinder Kaur, Angela Gardiner, Graeme S. Duthie

Effects of Preoperative Radiotherapy for Primary Resectable Rectal Adenocarcinoma on Male Sexual and Urinary Function

Catherine Bonnel, Yann R. Parc, Marc Pocard, Nidal Dehni, Scott Caplin, Rolland Parc, Emmanuel Tiret

Defunctioning Stoma in Low Anterior Resection With Colonic Pouch for Rectal Cancer

Mikael Machado, Olof Hallböök, Sven Goldman, Per-Olof Nyström, Johannes Järhult, Rune Sjödahl

Adults in a High-Risk Area Are Unaware of the Importance of Colorectal Cancer

N. Y. Wong, Suzanah Nenny, R. J. Guy, F. Seow-Choen

Prevalence of Perforated Sigmoid Diverticulitis Is Increasing

Jyrki Mäkelä, Heikki Kiviniemi, Seppo Laitinen

Long-Term Follow-Up After First Acute Episode of Sigmoid Diverticulitis: Is Surgery Mandatory?

R. C. Chautems, P. Ambrosetti, A. Ludwig, B. Mermillod, Ph. Morel, C. Soravia

Hyperbaric Oxygen Ameliorates Bacterial Translocation in Rats with Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction

Mehmet Levhi Akin, Haldun Uluutku, Cengiz Erenoglu, Eray N. Ilicak, Emin Elbuken, Ali Erdemoglu, Tuncay Celenk

Fecal Incontinence Induced by Spontaneous Internal Anal Sphincter Relaxation

Anna Mularczyk, Guido Basilisco

Inflammatory Bowel Perforation During Immune Restoration After One Year of Antiretroviral and Antituberculous Therapy in an HIV-1–Infected Patient

Anne-Catherine Guex, Heiner C. Bucher, Nicolas Demartines, Ursula Flückiger, Manuel Battegay

Ectopic Prostatic Tissue of the Anal Canal Presenting With Rectal Bleeding

Koray Tekin, Uğur Sungurtekin, Faruk Önder Aytekin, Neşe Çalli, Ergün Erdem, Akın Özden, Nagihan Yalçin

Tamponade of Presacral Venous Hemorrhage

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