Rectal prolapse is best diagnosed by physical examination and by having the patient strain as if to defecate; a laparoscopic rectopexy is the preferred treatment approach. Intussusception is more an e...
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether an experienced ultrasound examiner, using good ultrasound equipment with high multifrequency probes, can discriminate between a high grade or low grade dysplastic adeno...
Rectal prolapse can be diagnosed easily by having the patient strain as if to defecate. A laparoscopic rectopexy should be recommended. Intussusception is more an epiphenomenon than a cause of defecat...
With the increasing popularity of minimally invasive approaches to surgery, laparoscopic techniques are being applied increasingly to more complex procedures. Surgeons who are interested in gaining sk...
The hypothesis that SRUS and localized CCP are analogous syndromes is supported by the similarities in clinical presentation and biopsy pathology of patients with these conditions. The theory that rec...
BACKGROUND: The prognosis of T1 plus T2 stage III rectal cancer patients is better than that of T3 stage III rectal cancer patients. However, it is thought that T1 rectal cancer patients have a better...