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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Issue 2/2016

Content (39 Articles)

Review

Laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted colectomy and rectal resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Laura Lorenzon, Fabiano Bini, Genoveffa Balducci, Mario Ferri, Pier Federico Salvi, Franco Marinozzi

Review

Lower GI bleeding: a review of current management, controversies and advances

Andrew J. Moss, Hussein Tuffaha, Arshad Malik

Original Article

The anthropometric definition of the rectum is highly variable

Molly A. Wasserman, Michael F. McGee, Irene B. Helenowski, Amy L. Halverson, Anne-Marie Boller, Steven J. Stryker

Original Article

The pig as preclinical model for laparoscopic vagus nerve stimulation

A. M. Wolthuis, N. Stakenborg, A. D’Hoore, G. E. Boeckxstaens

Original Article

E-PASS score as a useful predictor of postoperative complications and mortality after colorectal surgery in elderly patients

Tetsuro Tominaga, Hiroaki Takeshita, Katsunori Takagi, Masaki Kunizaki, Kazuo To, Takafumi Abo, Shigekazu Hidaka, Atsushi Nanashima, Takeshi Nagayasu, Terumitsu Sawai

Original Article

Initial retrocolic endoscopic tunnel approach (IRETA) for complete mesocolic excision (CME) with central vascular ligation (CVL) for right colonic cancers: technique and pathological radicality

Rajapandian Subbiah, Saurabh Bansal, Manish Jain, Parthasarthi Ramakrishnan, Senthilnathan Palanisamy, Praveen Raj Palanivelu, Palanivelu Chinusamy

Original Article

A scoring model for predicting survival following primary tumour resection in stage IV colorectal cancer patients with unresectable metastasis

S. R. Dorajoo, W. J. H. Tan, S. X. Koo, W. S. Tan, M. H. Chew, C. L. Tang, H. L. Wee, C. W. Yap

Original Article

The impact of surgical quality on prognosis in patients undergoing rectal carcinoma surgery after preoperative chemoradiation

Marcus Kiehlmann, Klaus Weber, Jonas Göhl, Rainer Fietkau, Abbas Agaimy, Werner Hohenberger, Susanne Merkel

Original Article

Risk of complications and long-term functional alterations after local excision of rectal tumors with transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)

Angelo Restivo, Luigi Zorcolo, Giuseppe D’Alia, Francesca Cocco, Andrea Cossu, Francesco Scintu, Giuseppe Casula

Original Article

Risk factors for surgical site infection following colorectal resection: a multi-institutional study

Derek B. Hennessey, John P. Burke, Tara Ni-Dhonochu, Conor Shields, Desmond C. Winter, Kenneth Mealy

Original Article

Health status, anxiety, and depressive symptoms following complicated and uncomplicated colorectal surgeries

Eelke Bosma, Marleen J. J. Pullens, Jolanda de Vries, Jan A. Roukema

Open Access Original Article

The number of metastatic lymph nodes exhibiting poorly differentiated clusters predicts survival in patients with pStage III colorectal cancer

Osamu Kinoshita, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Yasutoshi Murayama, Yoshiaki Kuriu, Masayoshi Nakanishi, Chohei Sakakura, Eigo Otsuji, Akio Yanagisawa

Original Article

Fistula tract curettage and the use of biological dermal plugs improve high transsphincteric fistula healing in an animal model

Cigdem Benlice, Merve Yildiz, Semih Baghaki, Ilknur Erguner, Deniz Cebi Olgun, Sebnem Batur, Sibel Erdamar, Pinar Ambarcioglu, Ismail Hamzaoglu, Tayfun Karahasanoglu, Bilgi Baca

Original Article

Surgical aspects of inflammatory bowel diseases in pediatric and adolescent age groups

Khaled El-Asmar, Ehab El-Shafei, Mohammed Abdel-Latif, Amr AbouZeid, Mosad El-Behery

Original Article

Crohn’s disease: is there any link between anal and luminal phenotypes?

Timothée Wallenhorst, Charlène Brochard, Jean-François Bretagne, Guillaume Bouguen, Laurent Siproudhis

Original Article

Lymphoid hyperplasia of the colon and its association with underlying allergic airway diseases

Masaya Iwamuro, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroyuki Okada, Yoshinari Kawai, Yoshio Miyabe, Katsuyoshi Takata, Seiji Kawano, Kazuhide Yamamoto

Original Article

Factors associated with reclassification of hyperplastic polyps after pathological reassessment from screening and surveillance colonoscopies

Christoph Schramm, Moritz Kaiser, Uta Drebber, Inga Gruenewald, Jeremy Franklin, Fabian Kuetting, Andrea Bowe, Vera Hoffmann, Sebastian Gatzke, Ulrich Toex, Hans-Michael Steffen

Original Article

Impact of intraoperative blood loss on morbidity and survival after radical surgery for colorectal cancer patients aged 80 years or older

Ryosuke Okamura, Koya Hida, Suguru Hasegawa, Yoshiharu Sakai, Madoka Hamada, Masayoshi Yasui, Takao Hinoi, Masahiko Watanabe

Original Article

Can the colour of per-rectal bleeding estimate the risk of lower gastrointestinal bleeding caused by malignant lesion?

Pui-Yan Lai, Kin-Wai Chan, Carlos King-Ho Wong, William Meng, Wan Luk

Original Article

The frequency of early colorectal cancer derived from sessile serrated adenoma/polyps among 1858 serrated polyps from a single institution

A. Chino, N. Yamamoto, Y. Kato, K. Morishige, H. Ishikawa, T. Kishihara, J. Fujisaki, Y. Ishikawa, Y. Tamegai, M. Igarashi

Original Article

Sacral malformations: use of imaging to optimise sacral nerve stimulation

A. Povo, M. Arantes, K. E. Matzel, J. Barbosa, M. A. Ferreira

Original Article

Is transanal total mesorectal excision a reproducible and oncologically adequate technique? A pilot study in a single center

Matteo Rottoli, Lydia Hanna, Neil Kukreja, Alok Pancholi, Henk Wegstapel

Original Article

Peritumoral adipose tissue as a source of inflammatory and angiogenic factors in colorectal cancer

S. Amor, M. C. Iglesias-de la Cruz, E. Ferrero, O. García-Villar, V. Barrios, N. Fernandez, L. Monge, A. L. García-Villalón, M. Granado

Original Article

Anatomy of the transverse colon revisited with respect to complete mesocolic excision and possible pathways of aberrant lymphatic tumor spread

Sigmar Stelzner, Werner Hohenberger, Klaus Weber, Nicholas P. West, Helmut Witzigmann, Thilo Wedel

Original Article

Free latissimus dorsi myocutaneous flap for pelvic floor reconstruction following pelvic exenteration

Ahmed Hossamedine Abdou, Lei Li, Karl Khatib-Chahidi, Achim Troja, Phillip Looft, Eva Monika Gudewer, Hans-Rudolf Raab, Dalibor Antolovic

Original Article

Meta-analysis of local gentamicin for prophylaxis of surgical site infections in colorectal surgery

Yan-Fei Lv, Jian Wang, Feng Dong, Dian-Hui Yang

Original Article

Improved outcomes of colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases in the era of the multidisciplinary teams

Yuan-Tzu Lan, Jeng-Kai Jiang, Shih-Ching Chang, Shung-Haur Yang, Chun-Chi Lin, Hung-Hsin Lin, Huann-Sheng Wang, Wei-Shone Chen, Tzu-Chen Lin, Jen-Kou Lin

Original Article

Rectal cancer with complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, surgery, or “watch and wait”

Chien-Liang Lai, Mei-Ju Lai, Chang-Chieh Wu, Shu-Wen Jao, Cheng-Wen Hsiao

Original Article

Sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence—efficacy confirmed from a two-centre prospectively maintained database

Jakob Duelund-Jakobsen, Paul-Antoine Lehur, Lilli Lundby, Vincent Wyart, Søren Laurberg, Steen Buntzen

Original Article

Effects of colonic electrical stimulation using different individual parameter patterns and stimulation sites on gastrointestinal transit time, defecation, and food intake

Shuo Chen, Liang Liu, Xiaojuan Guo, Shukun Yao, Yanmei Li, Shaoxuan Chen, Yanli Zhang, Wang Chen, Yuhui Du

Original Article

Exhausted implanted pulse generator in sacral nerve stimulation for faecal incontinence: What next in daily practice for patients?

Emilie Duchalais, Guillaume Meurette, Bastien Perrot, Vincent Wyart, Caroline Kubis, Paul-Antoine Lehur

Original Article

Translation and validation of the traditional Chinese version of the faecal incontinence quality of life scale

Tony W. C. Mak, Wing Wa Leung, Dennis K. Y. Ngo, Janet F. Y. Lee, Sophie S. F. Hon, Simon S. M. Ng

Original Article

CT imaging for prediction of complications and recurrence in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis

A. Thorisson, K. Smedh, M. R. Torkzad, L. Påhlman, A. Chabok

Clinical Study Protocol

Early complication detection after colorectal surgery (CONDOR): study protocol for a prospective clinical diagnostic study

Verena Kornmann, Bert van Ramshorst, Susan van Dieren, Nanette van Geloven, Marja Boermeester, Djamila Boerma

Open Access Clinical Study Protocol

SaFaRI: sacral nerve stimulation versus the FENIX™ magnetic sphincter augmentation for adult faecal incontinence: a randomised investigation

Annabelle E. Williams, Julie Croft, Vicky Napp, Neil Corrigan, Julia M. Brown, Claire Hulme, Steven R. Brown, Jen Lodge, David Protheroe, David G. Jayne

Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor: Colonic findings in a patient with relapse of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss syndrome)

Ingunn Sagberg, Carl Platou, Bård Haugnes, Håkon Hov, Elin Rønne, Ignacio Catalán-Serra

Letter to the Editor

The unexpected conundrum of endometrioid carcinoma in deep rectal endometriosis arising 11 years after total hysterectomy bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

Valeria Andriola, Michele Battaglia, Pasquale Ditonno, Maria Grazia Fiore, Michele De Fazio, Riccardo Memeo, Donato F. Altomare

Letter to the Editor

Rectal follicular lymphoma

F. Castro-Poças, T. Araújo, A. Duarte, C. Lopes, M. Mascarenhas-Saraiva