Published in: 01-10-2006 Preface Published in: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum | Special Issue 1/2006 Login to get access ExcerptOn behalf of The Japan Society of Coloproctology, I am pleased to publish our fourth English edition issue as a supplement of Diseases of the Colon & Rectum, and I express our sincere appreciation to the Editorial Board of the Journal. …