Diseases of the colon and rectum

Forty consecutive anterior resections using TA stapler were studied. No mortality, no clinical leak, and no infection were encountered in this group. The stapler is recommended as an aid in simplifying the operation and lessening the operat…

1Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, New York, New York, June 11 to 14, 1972 Department of General Surgery Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics

aResident in Pathology bAssociate Professor of Pathology 1Department of Pathology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana 2Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, 06510, New Haven, Co…

Summary and Conclusions Endometriosis may involve the uterine cavity (internal) or ectopic areas outside the uterus (external). The usual sites of external endometriosis are within the pelvic cavity. They include the ovary, peritoneal surfa…

Summary and Conclusions In a series of 720 cases of histologically verified endometriosis filed at this hospital in a 20-year period, seven cases of intestinal endometriosis were found: four in appendiceal locations, one in the terminal ile…

Conclusion Endometriosis of the sigmoid flexure and rectosigmoidal area should be suspected in any woman who has symptoms of progressive colonic obstruction, pain on defecation, abdominal cramps and rectal bleeding associated with menstruat…

Summary A case of endometriosis of the anal canal is presented, which was diagnosed clinically, confirmed histologically, and treated successfully. A brief commentary is made concerning the probable cause.

Summary Of 360 cases of endometriosis encountered during a 20-year period at St. Mary's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, there were 35 patients with endometrial involvement of the intestinal tract. Of these, 21 had involvement of the pelvic c…