Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Primary Repair of Penetrating Colon Injuries

Marc A. Singer

Surveillance for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer

Wouter H. de Vos tot Nederveen Cappel

Influence of Experience on Laparoscopic Ileocolic Resection for Crohn’s Disease

Justin Evans

Improved Physical Performance and Increased Lean Tissue and Fat Mass in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Four to Six Years After Ileoanal Anastomosis With a J-Pouch

Martin B. Jensen

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Fibrin Glue vs. Conventional Treatment for Anal Fistula

Ian Lindsey

Endorectal Advancement Flap

Nelly Mizrahi

Outcomes of Primary Repair of Anorectal and Rectovaginal Fistulas Using the Endorectal Advancement Flap

Toyooki Sonoda

Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of the Structural and Functional Results of Postanal Repair for Neuropathic Fecal Incontinence

Jeremiah C. Healy

Clinical Effects of Preoperative Radiation Therapy on Anorectal Function After Proctectomy and Colonic J-Pouch-Anal Anastomosis

Nidal Dehni

Laparoscopic Sigmoid Resection for Cancer

H. Scheidbach

Prospective Evaluation of Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectosigmoidal and Rectal Carcinoma

Seiichiro Yamamoto

The Role of Endoscopic Colon Surveillance in the Transplant Population

Manesh Parikshak

Colostomy Closure After Hartmann’s Procedure With Fast-Track Rehabilitation

Linda Basse

Bacterial Translocation in Patients With Crohn’s Disease Undergoing Surgery

Yoshio Takesue

Excision of Anal Fistula With Closure of the Internal Opening

Ulla-Maria Gustafsson

Long-Term Survival After Resection of Colonic Adenocarcinoma With Synchronous Metastases to the Liver, Adrenal Gland, and Aortic-Caval Lymph Nodes

Shigenori Nagakura

Colonoscopic Detection of a Malignant Melanoma Metastatic to a Tubular Adenoma of the Colon

Gokhan Ozuner

Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Negative Ziehl-Neelsen Stained Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Fistula-in-Ano

Yan-Shen Shan

Telerobotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Right and Sigmoid Colectomies for Benign Disease

Philip A. Weber

Excision of the Levator Muscles With External Sphincter Preservation in the Treatment of Selected Low T4 Rectal Cancers

Claudio Fucini

What They Don’t Teach You in Fellowship!

Obstructive Uropathy and Pelvic Actinomycosis

Book Reviews

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ

SELECTED ABSTRACTS

SELF-ASSESSMENT QUIZ: Answers, Critiques, and References

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Contributors to Volume 45

Index to Volume 45