FOR many years the general principles of surgical procedure in the management of carcinoma of the colon have been recognized and practiced. The results of treatment are now available, and the ...

I attempted a laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a 65-year-old, well-preserved patient who had undergone exploratory laparotomy for sigmoid cancer about 2 years ago. I gave up after 2 attempts at open ...

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons has published clinical practice guidelines for the management of patients with cryptoglandular fistulas, rectovaginal fistulas and anorectal fistulas ...

Vesicoenteric fistula usually develops as a complication of colonic diverticulitis, although other conditions, such as colorectal cancer, Crohn's disease, and bladder cancer, may be associated with it ...

October 16, 2008 (San Francisco, California) — A novel sphincter-sparing surgical technique for the repair of perianal fistulas has demonstrated a 58% success rate in an American patient population.

Surgical repair of complex anal fistulas has to achieve a balance between optimal primary healing and best preservation of continence. As traditional surgical techniques confer a risk of continence ...