Diseases of the colon and rectum

BACKGROUND: Colorectal anastomotic leakage remains one of the most frequent and dreaded postoperative complications after colorectal resection. However, limited research has been conducted on the impact of this complication on the quality o…

BACKGROUND: Ventral rectopexy has become increasingly used in the surgical management of rectal prolapse. There is a need for a contemporary evaluation of the role of the procedure and a description of its use in clinical practice. OBJECTI…

Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Dept. of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Funding/Support: None reported. Financial Disclosures: None reported. Correspondence: Lukas Schabl, M.D., Digestive Disease and Surgery …

1 Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran 2 Department of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy 3 Department of General and End…

INTRODUCTION: In 2018, we described a robotic natural orifice-assisted left-sided colorectal resection with intracorporeal anastomosis and transrectal extraction of the specimen and termed it the natural orifice intracorporeal anastomosis w…

Benlice, Cigdem M.D.; Usta, Taner M.D.; Ozkaynak, Aysel M.D.; Kurtul Sahin, Inci M.D.; Aghayeva, Afag M.D.; Hamzaoglu, Ismail M.D.; Karahasanoglu, Tayfun M.D.; Baca, Bilgi M.D. Author Information

Case summaryA 46-year-old man with no significant medical or surgical history presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of worsening constipation, abdominal distension, nausea, and nonbloody, nonbilious emesis. Workup incl…

BACKGROUND: Defecation symptoms related to intestinal deep infiltrative endometriosis are caused by anatomical and functional disorders and are probably linked to the course of the disease and surgical treatment. OBJECTIVE: The primary aim…

de Lucena, Maurilio Toscano M.D., D.Sc.1; Cordeiro, Gabriel Guerra B.Sc.1; de Aguiar, Mauro Monteiro M.D., M.Sc.2Author Information

A 31-year-old woman with a history of endometriosis was referred to the outpatient colorectal surgery office for evaluation of rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy was recommended because of the ongoing symptoms, and a polyp was discovered in the c…

University of Texas at Houston, Houston, Texas Funding/Support: None reported. Financial Disclosures: None reported. Correspondence: Michael Snyder, M.D., Colon and Rectal Surgery, 6550 Fannin St, Ste 2307, Houston, TX 77030. E-mail: [email…

BACKGROUND: Curative management of deep infiltrating endometriosis requires complete removal of all endometriotic implants. Surgical approach to rectal involvement has become a topic of debate given potential postoperative bowel dysfunction…

BACKGROUND: Surgery for rectosigmoid endometriosis carries a substantial risk of short- and long-term complications, which has to be counterbalanced against the potential effect of the procedure. Prospective data are scarce in the field of …

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BACKGROUND: Anastomotic leak after colorectal surgery increases postoperative mortality, cancer recurrence, permanent stoma formation, and poor bowel function. Anastomosis between the colon and rectum is a particularly high risk. Traditiona…

BACKGROUND: To date, a majority of patients presenting with large endometriosis of the rectum are managed worldwide by colorectal resection. However, postoperative rectal function may be impacted by radical rectal surgery. OBJECTIVE: The p…

BACKGROUND: Validated risk adjustment programs do not use patient diagnosis as a potential covariate in the evaluation of organ space infections. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that patient diagnosis is an important risk factor for organ space…

Koh, Cherry E. M.B.B.S.(Hons.), M.S., F.R.A.C.S.; Solomon, Michael J. M.B., Ch.B., M.Sc., F.R.A.C.S.; Cooper, Michael J. M.B.B.S., F.R.A.N.Z.O.G. Author Information

BACKGROUND: Rectal endometriosis can cause debilitating symptoms. Rectal resection in this setting has been shown to improve symptoms; however, there remain some reservations about this intervention because of the risk of complications such…