BACKGROUND: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding can be a confusing clinical conundrum,
the satisfactory evaluation and management of which requires a disciplined and orderly …

Ischemic colitis represents the most common form of gastrointestinal ischemia. The presumed
etiologies are numerous; however, it typically develops “spontaneously,” in the absence of …

: Since its introduction into clinical medicine, flexible fiberoptic colonoscopy has had a great
impact on diagnosis and management of diseases of the colon and rectum. There are three …

PURPOSE: Comorbid conditions affect the risk of adverse outcomes after surgery, but the
magnitude of risk has not previously been quantified using multivariate statistical methods and …

It should be recognized that these guidelines should not be deemed inclusive of all proper
methods of care or exclusive of methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same …

: In order to decrease the urinary and sexual morbidity which follows radical pelvic
lymphadenectomy for rectal cancer, we began selective preservation of the pelvic autonomic nerves. …

: Congenital and acquired diverticula of the jejunum and ileum in the adult are unusual and
occur in approximately 1 percent to 2 percent of the population. They are pulsion diverticula …

PURPOSE: Patients with end-stage fecal incontinence in whom all standard medical and
surgical treatment has failed or is not expected to be effective can be treated by dynamic …

The controversy regarding the ideal distal margin after a" curative" anterior resection is currently
unresolved. To clarify this issue, a prospective study was undertaken. Two hundred and …

: Prokinetic agents are currently being investigated as potential therapies for motility disorders
of the lower gastrointestinal tract. Cholinergic agonists such as bethanechol are known to …