The severity of fecal incontinence widely varies and can have dramatic devastating impacts
on a person’s life. Fecal incontinence is common, though it is often under-reported by …

The processes of defecation and maintenance of fecal continence are complex, involving
both voluntary and involuntary muscular activity. The pudendal and sacral nerves provide …

BACKGROUND: There has been a dramatic rise in opioid abuse, and diversion of excess,
unused prescriptions is a major contributor. We assess the impact of implementing a new …

Importance The management of care for rectal cancer has undergone many changes and
improvements in recent decades. A multidisciplinary approach to this complex disease is …

Purpose Physician burnout is an issue that has come to the forefront in the past decade.
While many factors contribute to burnout the impact of impostorism and self-doubt has largely …

Purpose The relationship between emergency colon cancer resection and long-term
oncological outcomes is not well understood. Our objective was to characterize the impact of …

BACKGROUND: Spin has been defined previously as “specific reporting that could distort
the interpretation of results and mislead readers.” OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was …

Background During the past 15 years, opioid-related overdose death rates for women have
increased 471%. Many surgeons provide opioid prescriptions well in excess of what patients …

Background While no evidence exists to support mandatory multidisciplinary case conference
(MCC) review for patients with synchronous colorectal cancer and liver metastases, this …

NSAIDs provide improved pain control and reduce the use of opioids—both important
components of enhanced recovery programs after colorectal surgery. However, the possible …