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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Issue 8/2006

Content (31 Articles)

Original Contributions

Sacral Resection for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: Analysis of Morbidity and Treatment Results

Genevieve B. Melton, Philip B. Paty, Patrick J. Boland, John H. Healey, Salvatore G. Savatta, Jorge E. Casas-Ganem, José G. Guillem, Martin R. Weiser, Alfred M. Cohen, Bruce D. Minsky, W. Douglas Wong, Larissa K. Temple

Laparoscopic and Open Anterior Resection for Upper and Mid Rectal Cancer: An Evaluation of Outcomes

Wai Lun Law, Yee Man Lee, Hok Kwok Choi, Chi Leung Seto, Judy W. C. Ho

Impact of Blood Transfusions on Recurrence and Survival After Rectal Cancer Surgery

Michael Jagoditsch, Peter Pozgainer, Anton Klingler, Joerg Tschmelitsch

Prevention of Parastomal Hernia by Placement of a Polypropylene Mesh at the Primary Operation

Ismail Gögenur, Janni Mortensen, Thomas Harvald, Jacob Rosenberg, Anders Fischer

How Does an Historic Control Study of a Surgical Procedure Compare With the “Gold Standard”?

Ned S. Abraham, Ramu DuraiRaj, Jane M. Young, Christopher J. Young, Michael J. Solomon

Electrical Stimulation and Pelvic Floor Muscle Training With Biofeedback in Patients With Fecal Incontinence: A Cohort Study of 281 Patients

M. P. Terra, A. C. Dobben, B. Berghmans, M. Deutekom, C. G. M. I. Baeten, L. W. M. Janssen, G. E. E. Boeckxstaens, A. F. Engel, R. J. F. Felt-Bersma, J. F. M. Slors, M. F. Gerhards, A. B. Bijnen, E. Everhardt, W. R. Schouten, P. M. M. Bossuyt, J. Stoker

Anastomotic Leak and the Loop Ileostomy: Friend or Foe?

Traci L. Hedrick, Robert G. Sawyer, Eugene F. Foley, Charles M. Friel

Intangible Costs and Benefits of Ulcerative Colitis Surveillance: A Patient Survey

Matthew D. Rutter, Brian P. Saunders, Kay H. Wilkinson, Gillian Schofield, Alastair Forbes

Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression Correlates With Membrane-Type-1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression in Colorectal Cancer Tissue

Hongfei Guo, Atsushi Tatsuguchi, Seiichi Shinji, Shunji Fujimori, Shu Tanaka, Katya Gudis, Yuichi Sugisaki, Kiyonori Furukawa, Takashi Tajiri, Yuh Fukuda, Teruyuki Kishida, Choitsu Sakamoto

Tumor Buds Show Reduced Expression of Laminin-5 Gamma 2 Chain in DNA Mismatch Repair Deficient Colorectal Cancer

Eiji Shinto, Kristi Baker, Hitoshi Tsuda, Hidetaka Mochizuki, Hideki Ueno, Osamu Matsubara, William D. Foulkes, Jeremy R. Jass

Current Status

Colon and Rectal Injuries

Robert K. Cleary, Richard A. Pomerantz, Richard M. Lampman

Case Reports

Unusual Bacterial Infections and Colorectal Carcinoma—Streptococcus bovis and Clostridium septicum: Report of Three Cases

Grettel K. Wentling, Philip P. Metzger, Eric J. Dozois, Heidi K. Chua, Murli Krishna

The Authors Reply

David E. Beck

Justifiable Conclusions?

Neil H. Hyman

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Kiyonori Kobayashi

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