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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Issue 9/2007

Content (32 Articles)

Impact of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis on Young Adults: Quality of Life Outcomes

L. Andrews, S. Mireskandari, J. Jessen, B. Thewes, M. Solomon, F. Macrae, B. Meiser

Risk Factors of Unplanned Readmission After Colorectal Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter Study

D. Guinier, G. A. Mantion, A. Alves, F. Kwiatkowski, K. Slim, Y. Panis

Laparoscopic vs. Open Total Mesorectal Excision in Unselected Patients with Rectal Cancer: Impact on Early Outcome

Carlo Staudacher, Andrea Vignali, Di Palo Saverio, Orsenigo Elena, Tamburini Andrea

Pathologic Determinants of Survival After Resection of T3N0 (Stage IIA) Colorectal Cancer: Proposal for a New Prognostic Model

Fabio Cianchi, Luca Messerini, Camilla Eva Comin, Vieri Boddi, Federico Perna, Giuliano Perigli, Camillo Cortesini

Microarray Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Complete Response to Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Advanced Rectal Cancer

Il-Jin Kim, Seok-Byung Lim, Hio Chung Kang, Hee Jin Chang, Sun-A Ahn, Hye-Won Park, Sang-Geun Jang, Jae-Hyun Park, Dae Yong Kim, Kyung Hae Jung, Hyo Seong Choi, Seung-Yong Jeong, Dae Kyung Sohn, Duck-Woo Kim, Jae-Gahb Park

Absence of Cyclooxygenase-2 Protein Expression is a Predictor of Tumor Regression in Rectal Cancer Treated with Preoperative Short-Term Chemoradiotherapy

Hirotoshi Kobayashi, Yojiro Hashiguchi, Hideki Ueno, Eiji Shinto, Yoshiki Kajiwara, Hidetaka Mochizuki

Risk Factors for Occult Lymph Node Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer Invading the Submucosa and Indications for Endoscopic Mucosal Resection

Kazuhiro Yasuda, Masafumi Inomata, Akio Shiromizu, Norio Shiraishi, Hidefumi Higashi, Seigo Kitano

Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 Inhibits Colitis-Induced Carcinogenesis

A. Belizon, E. Balik, I. Kirman, H. Remotti, N. Ciau, S. Jain, R. L. Whelan

Hypermethylation of p14 ARF May Be Predictive of Colitic Cancer in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Tomohiko Moriyama, Takayuki Matsumoto, Shotaro Nakamura, Yukihiko Jo, Ryuichi Mibu, Takashi Yao, Mitsuo Iida

Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Rectum: A Rare but Curable Tumor

Caio S. R. Nahas, Jinru Shia, Romane Joseph, Deborah Schrag, Bruce D. Minsky, Martin R. Weiser, Jose G. Guillem, Phillip B. Paty, David S. Klimstra, Laura H. Tang, W. Douglas Wong, Larissa K. Temple

A New Implantation Procedure of Artificial Sphincter for Anal Incontinence: The Transvaginal Approach

Francis Michot, Jean-Jacques Tuech, Benoit Lefebure, Valerie Bridoux, Philippe Denis

Age Effects on Internal Anal Sphincter Thickness and Diameter in Nulliparous Females

Markus Huebner, Rebecca U. Margulies, Dee E. Fenner, James A. Ashton-Miller, Khalil N. Bitar, John O. L. DeLancey

Lower Recurrence Rate for Limberg vs. V-Y Flap for Pilonidal Sinus

Haluk R. Unalp, Hayrullah Derici, Erdinc Kamer, Okay Nazli, Mehmet Ali Onal

Clinical Features and Quality of Life in Patients with Different Phenotypes of Crohn’s Disease of the Ileal Pouch

Bo Shen, Victor W. Fazio, Feza H. Remzi, Ana E. Bennett, Ian C. Lavery, Rocio Lopez, Aaron Brezinski, Kerry K. Sherman, Marlene L. Bambrick, Bret A. Lashner

Multimedia Article

Laparoscopic Repair of Parastomal Hernia Using a Porcine Dermal Collagen (Permacol™) Implant

Ihsan Inan, Pascal Gervaz, Monica Hagen, Philippe Morel

Current Status

Radiation-Induced Sequelae Affecting the Continence Organ: Incidence, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

Sven Petersen, Johannes Jongen, Cordula Petersen, Marco Sailer

Sigmoid Colon Perforation at CT Colonography Secondary to a Possible Obstructive Mechanism: Report of a Case

Pedro Belo-Oliveira, Luis Curvo-Semedo, Henrique Rodrigues, Pedro Belo-Soares, Filipe Caseiro-Alves

Technical Note

Local Anesthesia of Upper Anal Canal for Multiple Rubber Band Ligation: Description of Technique and Preliminary Results

Chelliah Selvasekar, Weerapat Suwanthanma, Santhat Nivatvongs, Imran Hassan

Letters to the Editor

The Authors Reply

Hideaki Yano, Yukio Sato, Yujiro Kirihara, Junya Takashima