Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Pelvic Floor Disorders and Reconstruction - What Next?
pp. 1309-1311(3)
Author: Williams, Norman

Septic Complications after Restorative Proctocolectomy do not Impair Functional Outcome: Long-Term Follow-Up from a Specialty Center
pp. 1312-1317(6)
Authors: Chessin, David; Gorfine, Stephen; Bub, David; Royston, Aaron; Wong, Deborah; Bauer, Joel

Colectomy and Ileorectal Anastomosis is still an Option for Selected Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
pp. 1318-1323(6)
Authors: Bülow, Steffen; Bülow, Charlotte; Vasen, Hans; Järvinen, Heikki; Björk, Jan; Christensen, Ib

Preoperative and Postoperative Quality of Life in Patients with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
pp. 1324-1330(7)
Authors: Osterfeld, Nadine; Kadmon, Martina; Brechtel, Anette; Keller, Monika

Direct Tumor Invasion in Colon Cancer: Correlation with Tumor Spread and Survival
pp. 1331-1338(8)
Authors: Wong, Siu; Jalaludin, Bin; Henderson, Christopher; Morgan, Matthew; Berthelsen, Angela; Issac, Michael; Kneebone, Andrew

Is Rectal Washout Effective for Preventing Localized Recurrence After Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer?
pp. 1339-1344(6)
Authors: Constantinides, Vasilis; Cheetham, Dorstan; Nicholls, R.; Tekkis, Paris

Colorectal Anastomotic Stenosis After Elective Laparoscopic Sigmoidectomy for Diverticular Disease: A Prospective Evaluation of 68 Patients
pp. 1345-1349(5)
Authors: Ambrosetti, Patrick; Francis, Karim; Peyer, Reymond; Frossard, Jean-Louis

Standardized Laparoscopic Intracorporeal Right Colectomy for Cancer: Short-Term Outcome in 111 Unselected Patients
pp. 1350-1355(6)
Authors: Bergamaschi, Roberto; Schochet, Elie; Haughn, Christopher; Burke, Marshall; Reed, James; Arnaud, Jean-Pierre

Overt Rectal Prolapse and Fecal Incontinence
pp. 1356-1360(5)
Authors: Siproudhis, Laurent; Eléouet, Marianne; Rousselle, Agathe; Alaoui, Mounia; Ropert, Alain; Bretagne, Jean-François

Effect of Second Vaginal Delivery on Anal Function in Patients at Risk of Occult Anal Sphincter Injury after First Forceps Delivery
pp. 1361-1366(6)
Authors: Mahony, Rhona; Behan, Michael; O'Connell, P.; O'Herlihy, Colm

Sphincter Contractility After Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Autograft into the Cryoinjured Anal Sphincters of Rats
pp. 1367-1373(7)
Authors: Kang, Sung-Bum; Lee, Haet; Lee, Ji; Park, Jun-Seok; Lee, Hye

Optical Coherence Tomography in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prospective Evaluation of 35 Patients
pp. 1374-1380(7)
Authors: Consolo, P.; Strangio, G.; Luigiano, C.; Giacobbe, G.; Pallio, S.; Familiari, L.

Spectral Slope from the Endoscopically-Normal Mucosa Predicts Concurrent Colonic Neoplasia: A Pilot Ex-Vivo Clinical Study
pp. 1381-1386(6)
Authors: Roy, Hemant; Turzhitsky, Vladimir; Kim, Young; Goldberg, Michael; Muldoon, Joseph; Liu, Yang; Brand, Randall; Hall, Curtis; Hasabou, Nahla; Jameel, Mohammed; Backman, Vadim

Ulcerative Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer is Frequently Associated with the Microsatellite Instability Pathway
pp. 1387-1394(8)
Authors: Fujiwara, Ichiro; Yashiro, Masakazu; Kubo, Naoshi; Maeda, Kiyoshi; Hirakawa, Kosei

MDM2 mRNA Expression in the p53 Pathway May Predict the Potential of Invasion and Liver Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer
pp. 1395-1402(8)
Authors: Kondo, Ito; Iida, Satoru; Takagi, Yoko; Sugihara, Kenichi

The Effect of a Hyaluronan-Carboxymethylcellulose Membrane vs. Polyglactin 910 Mesh on Intra-Abdominal Tumor Formation in Mice
pp. 1403-1407(5)
Authors: Lee, Peter; Windsperger, Andrew; Wilson, Christopher; McCarthy, James; Wasiluk, Karen; Rothenberger, David; Bullard Dunn, Kelli

Use of Rapid Sampling Microdialysis for Intraoperative Monitoring of Bowel Ischemia
pp. 1408-1413(6)
Authors: Deeba, S.; Corcoles, E.; Hanna, B.; Pareskevas, P.; Aziz, O.; Boutelle, M.; Darzi, A.

Feasibility and Functional Outcome of Laparoscopic Sacrocolporectopexy for Combined Vaginal and Rectal Prolapse
pp. 1414-1420(7)
Authors: Sagar, P.; Thekkinkattil, D.; Heath, R.; Woodfield, J.; Gonsalves, S.; Landon, C.

Laparoscopic-Assisted Rectosigmoidectomy with Ileal Loop Interposition. Surgical Treatment of Chagasic Megacolon
pp. 1421-1421(1)
Authors: Espin-Basany, Eloy; Vallribera-Valls, Francesc; Lopez-Cano, Manuel; Lozoya-Trujillo, Roberto; Sánchez-Garcia, Jose; Armengol-Carrasco, Manuel

Ischemic Colitis: An Unusual Case of Inferior Mesenteric Arteriovenous Fistula Causing Venous Hypertension. Report of a Case
pp. 1422-1424(3)
Authors: Metcalf, Dan; Nivatvongs, Santhat; Andrews, James

Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome Caused by Bevacizumab: Report of a Case
pp. 1425-1426(2)
Authors: Koopman, Miriam; Muller, Erik; Punt, Cornelis

Significant Rectal Bleeding as a Complication of a Fecal Collecting Device: Report of a Case
pp. 1427-1429(3)
Authors: Page, Blaithin; Boyce, Stephen; Deans, Christopher; Camilleri-Brennan, John

Performing Handsewn Coloanal Anastomosis with the Pursestring Suture Anoscope
pp. 1430-1431(2)
Authors: Chin, Chih-Chien; Huang, Wen-Shih; Yeh, Chung-Hung; Wang, Jeng-Yi

Are You Worried About Bowel Accidents? Quality of Life in Fecal Incontinence
pp. 1432-1433(2)
Authors: Parés, David; Vial, Manuel; Grande, Luis

The Author Replies
pp. 1434-1434(1)
Author: Rockwood, Todd

Why are so Many Patients with Rectal Cancer Still Treated with Abdominoperineal Resection in America?
pp. 1435-1435(1)
Authors: Murphy, Jamie; Boyle, Derek; Bhan, Chetan; Williams, Norman

Vascular Invasion is Underrecognized in Colorectal Cancer using Conventional Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining
pp. 1436-1437(2)
Author: Rotimi, Olorunda

The Author Replies
pp. 1438-1439(2)
Author: Bateman, Adrian

Why Does Splenectomy Adversely Affect the Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery?
pp. 1440-1440(1)
Author: Fujita, Tetsuji

The Author Replies
pp. 1441-1442(2)
Author: Frizelle, Frank

Be Cautious with Administrative Data
pp. 1443-1443(1)
Author: Hyman, Neil

The Authors Reply
pp. 1444-1444(1)
Authors: Ricciardi, Rocco; Baxter, Nancy

Self-assessment Quiz: Answers, Critiques, and References
pp. 1445-1446(2)

Selected Abstracts
pp. 1447-1453(7)