If youve recently had surgery for colon or rectal cancer, you may find that you need to use the bathroom much more frequently or urgently than before. While this can feel upsetting or abnormal, the ...

Distal Spread of Carcinoma of the Rectosigmoid. In 1952 Cole 10 reported the recurrence of carcinoma in the suture line after adequate anterior resection of the rectum in 10 per cent of a series of 55 ...

Treatment of rectal carcinoid tumors and role of preoperative imaging. Background: Recent studies demonstrate that proximal diversion can decrease rates of anastomotic leak and subsequent morbidity ...

Anastomotic leakage continues to be one of the most serious complications following low anterior resections. Early diagnosis of a leak is difficult but critical to minimize morbidity and mortality. To ...

Laparoscopic surgery has become a frequently used modality for rectal tumour surgery. A fistula between the rectum and lower urinary tract is one of the possible complications, with rectovesical ...

Based on their experience, the committee agreed low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life and daily functioning, so it is important to identify ...

This month's SAGES-Medscape featured article is "Endoscopic Vacuum-Assisted Closure of Anastomotic Leakage Following Anterior Resection of the Rectum: A New Method" by Rolf Weidenhagen, et al. from ...

Impact of dose intensity of XELOX and MFOLFOX6 on survival of metastatic colorectal cancer patients: A retrospective analysis at the Jewish General Hospital between 2006 and 2013. This is an ASCO ...