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International Journal of Colorectal Disease

Issue 4/2017

Content (23 Articles)

Review

A meta-analysis of the clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease associated colorectal cancer

Ian S. Reynolds, Aobhlinn O’Toole, Joseph Deasy, Deborah A. McNamara, John P. Burke

Original Article

Post-operative recurrence of Crohn’s disease after definitive stoma: an underestimated risk

Dine Koriche, Corinne Gower-Rousseau, Charbel Chater, Alain Duhamel, Julia Salleron, Noémie Tavernier, Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Benjamin Pariente, Antoine Cortot, Philippe Zerbib

Open Access Original Article

Liver test abnormalities predict complicated disease behaviour in patients with newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease

Jessika Barendregt, Myrthe de Jong, Jeoffrey J. Haans, Bart van Hoek, James Hardwick, Roeland Veenendaal, Andrea van der Meulen, Nidhi Srivastava, Rogier Stuyt, Jeroen Maljaars

Open Access Original Article

On the prevalence of constipation and fecal incontinence, and their co-occurrence, in the Netherlands

Rob J. Meinds, Maxime M. van Meegdenburg, Monika Trzpis, Paul M.A. Broens

Original Article

Is early colonoscopy after CT-diagnosed diverticulitis still necessary?

Thomas Surya Suhardja, Shana Norhadi, Edward Zhenyu Seah, Stephen Rodgers-Wilson

Original Article

The RIPASA score is sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in a western population

Muhammad Usman Malik, Tara M. Connelly, Faisal Awan, Frederik Pretorius, Constantino Fiuza-Castineira, Osama El Faedy, Paul Balfe

Original Article

Usefulness of anorectal and endovaginal 3D ultrasound in the evaluation of sphincter and pubovisceral muscle defects using a new scoring system in women with fecal incontinence after vaginal delivery

Sthela M. Murad-Regadas, Graziela Olivia da S. Fernandes, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas, Lusmar Veras Rodrigues, Francisco Sergio Pinheiro Regadas Filho, Iris Daiana Dealcanfreitas, Adjra da Silva Vilarinho, Mariana Murad da Cruz

Open Access Original Article

An open prospective study evaluating efficacy and safety of a new medical device for rectal application of activated carbon in the treatment of chronic, uncomplicated perianal fistulas

Antoni Zawadzki, Louis Banka Johnson, Måns Bohe, Claes Johansson, Mats Ekelund, Ole Haagen Nielsen

Original Article

Delay of surgery after stent placement for resectable malignant colorectal obstruction is associated with higher risk of recurrence

Malene Broholm, Martin Kobborg, Erik Frostberg, Maja Jeppesen, Ismail Gögenür

Original Article

Laparoscopic surgery should be considered in T4 colon cancer

Dedrick Kok Hong Chan, Ker-Kan Tan

Original Article

Factors affecting the postoperative morbidity and survival of patients with liver cirrhosis following colorectal cancer surgery

Jun Ho Lee, Chang Sik Yu, Jong Lyul Lee, Chan Wook Kim, Yong Sik Yoon, In Ja Park, Seok-Byung Lim, Jin Cheon Kim

Original Article

Outcomes of laparoscopic surgery in pathologic T4 colon cancers compared to those of open surgery

Jeonghyun Kang, Seung Hyuk Baik, Kang Young Lee, Seung-Kook Sohn

Original Article

Lack of evidence for tissue hypoxia as a contributing factor in anastomotic leak following colon anastomosis and segmental devascularization in rats

B A Shakhsheer, B Lec, A Zaborin, K Guyton, A M Defnet, N Bagrodia, J J Kandel, O Zaborina, S L Hernandez, J Alverdy

Open Access Original Article

Diagnosis, treatment, and consequences of anastomotic leakage in colorectal surgery

Bodil Gessler, Olle Eriksson, Eva Angenete

Original Article

Sarcopenia is associated with an increased risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia

Youn Su Park, Ji Won Kim, Byeong Gwan Kim, Kook Lae Lee, Jae Kyung Lee, Joo Sung Kim, Seong-Joon Koh

Open Access Original Article

Long-term outcomes of colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection in elderly patients

Yoshifumi Takahashi, Ken-ichi Mizuno, Kazuya Takahashi, Hiroki Sato, Satoru Hashimoto, Manabu Takeuchi, Masaaki Kobayashi, Junji Yokoyama, Yuichi Sato, Shuji Terai

Original Article

Multiple behavioral factors are associated with occurrence of large, flat colorectal polyps

Tianzuo Zhan, Felix Hahn, Thomas Hielscher, Asmé Bilge, Jürgen Grüger, Jürgen Weers, Johannes Betge, Timo Gaiser, Georg Kähler, Matthias P. Ebert, Sebastian Belle

Short Communication

Effective and long-term outcome following ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) for transsphincteric fistula

Hong-Jin Chen, Gui-Dong Sun, Ping Zhu, Zai-Long Zhou, Yu-Gen Chen, Bo-Lin Yang

Rapid Communication

The outcomes and risk factors of early reoperation after initial intestinal resective surgery in patients with intestinal Behçet’s disease

Yong Eun Park, Jae Hee Cheon, Jihye Park, Ji Hoon Lee, Hyun Jung Lee, Soo Jung Park, Tae Il Kim, Won Ho Kim

Letter to the Editor

The obesity paradox in heart failure: a miR-26b affair?

Raffaella Mormile