Volume 51, Issue 3

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March 2008

23 articles in this issue

Surprise Me: The 2007 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Presidential Address, June 4, 2007
Lester Rosen
Presidential Address 12 January 2008 Pages: 271 - 276
Absence of Lymph Nodes in the Resected Specimen After Radical Surgery for Distal Rectal Cancer and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy: What does it Mean?
Angelita Habr-Gama
Rodrigo O. Perez
Ivan Cecconello
Original Contribution 09 January 2008 Pages: 277 - 283
Extended Radical Resection: The Choice for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Alexander G. Heriot
Christopher M. Byrne
Frank Frizelle
Original Contribution 19 January 2008 Pages: 284 - 291
Management of the Difficult Colon Polyp Referred for Resection: Resect or Rescope?
Theodoros Voloyiannis
Michael J. Snyder
Mark Pidala
Original Contribution 18 January 2008 Pages: 292 - 295
Benefits of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection Are More Pronounced in Elderly Patients
Matteo Frasson
Marco Braga
Valerio Di Carlo
Original Contribution 15 January 2008 Pages: 296 - 300
The Efficacy and Durability of Super-Selective Embolization in the Treatment of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
T. Lipof
W. V. Sardella
J. L. Cohen
Original Contribution 19 January 2008 Pages: 301 - 305
Primary vs. Delayed Resection for Obstructive Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer: Impact of Surgery on Patient Outcome
J. K. Jiang
Y. T. Lan
J. K. Lin
Original Contribution 04 January 2008 Pages: 306 - 311
Long-Term Outcome of Delayed Primary or Early Secondary Reconstruction of the Anal Sphincter after Obstetrical Injury
Mette M. Soerensen
Karl M. Bek
Søren Laurberg
Original Contributions 25 January 2008 Pages: 312 - 317
RNA Interference Against Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor δ Gene Promotes Proliferation of Human Colorectal Cancer Cells
L. Yang
Z.-G. Zhou
Y. Li
Original Contribution 24 January 2008 Pages: 318 - 328
Evaluation of Healing and Complications After Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Chronic Anal Fissure: Marginal Suture of Incision vs. Open Left Incision: Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
Gyong-Suk Kang
Byoung-Soo Kim
Dong-Wan Kang
Original Contribution 04 January 2008 Pages: 329 - 333
Primary and Repeated Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy for Prolapsing Hemorrhoids: Follow-Up to Five Years
Dennis Raahave
Lars V. Jepsen
Ib K. Pedersen
Original Contribution 19 January 2008 Pages: 334 - 341
Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition Prevents Migration of Colorectal Cancer Cells to Extracellular Matrix by Down-Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Expression
Edmund Leung
David McArthur
Nigel Williams
Basic Science 29 January 2008 Pages: 342 - 347
Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection in Solitary Rectal Ulcer Associated with Prolapse of the Rectum: A Prospective Study
Paolo Boccasanta
Marco Venturi
Gian Carlo Roviaro
Original Contribution 18 January 2008 Pages: 348 - 354
SECCA® Procedure for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: Results of Five-Year Follow-Up
Takeshi Takahashi-Monroy
Martin Morales
Liliana Velasco
Original Contribution 19 January 2008 Pages: 355 - 359
Colonic Vascular Anomalies and Colon Cancer in Neurofibromatosis: Report of a Case
James J. Wood
Robert J. Longman
Alan M. Roe
Case Report 08 January 2008 Pages: 360 - 362
A Technique of Extending Small-Bowel Mesentery for Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: Report of a Case
Dan R. Metcalf
Santhat Nivatvongs
Weerapat Suwanthanma
Case Report 24 January 2008 Pages: 363 - 364
Constipation: Etiology, Evaluation, and Management, 2nd ed.
John R. Monson
Book Review 24 January 2008 Pages: 365 - 365
Nodal Harvest: Surgeon or Pathologist?
David Etzioni
Michael Spencer
Letter to the Editor 18 December 2007 Pages: 366 - 367
The Authors Reply
Alexander G. Heriot
Paris P. Tekkis
Letter to the Editor 19 January 2008 Pages: 368 - 368
The APPEAR Technique: A New Concept in Ultralow Sphincter–Saving Resection
Norman S. Williams
Jamie Murphy
Letter to the Editor 24 January 2008 Pages: 369 - 370
The Authors Reply
Ahmed Abou-Zeid
Mahmoud Makki
Letter to the Editor 04 December 2007 Pages: 371 - 371
Self-Assessment Quiz: Answers, Critiques, and References
Irene Seabright
Self-Assessment 29 November 2007 Pages: 372 - 374
Selected Abstracts for February 2008
William C. Cirocco
Patricia Oldenburg
Selected Abstracts 01 February 2008 Pages: 375 - 376

Volume 51, Issue 3

Surprise Me: The 2007 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) Presidential Address, June 4, 2007

Absence of Lymph Nodes in the Resected Specimen After Radical Surgery for Distal Rectal Cancer and Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy: What does it Mean?

Extended Radical Resection: The Choice for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer

Management of the Difficult Colon Polyp Referred for Resection: Resect or Rescope?

Benefits of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection Are More Pronounced in Elderly Patients

The Efficacy and Durability of Super-Selective Embolization in the Treatment of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Primary vs. Delayed Resection for Obstructive Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer: Impact of Surgery on Patient Outcome

Long-Term Outcome of Delayed Primary or Early Secondary Reconstruction of the Anal Sphincter after Obstetrical Injury

RNA Interference Against Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor δ Gene Promotes Proliferation of Human Colorectal Cancer Cells

Evaluation of Healing and Complications After Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Chronic Anal Fissure: Marginal Suture of Incision vs. Open Left Incision: Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study

Primary and Repeated Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy for Prolapsing Hemorrhoids: Follow-Up to Five Years

Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibition Prevents Migration of Colorectal Cancer Cells to Extracellular Matrix by Down-Regulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Expression

Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection in Solitary Rectal Ulcer Associated with Prolapse of the Rectum: A Prospective Study

SECCA® Procedure for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence: Results of Five-Year Follow-Up

Colonic Vascular Anomalies and Colon Cancer in Neurofibromatosis: Report of a Case

A Technique of Extending Small-Bowel Mesentery for Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis: Report of a Case

Constipation: Etiology, Evaluation, and Management, 2nd ed.

Nodal Harvest: Surgeon or Pathologist?

The Authors Reply

The APPEAR Technique: A New Concept in Ultralow Sphincter–Saving Resection

The Authors Reply

Self-Assessment Quiz: Answers, Critiques, and References

Selected Abstracts for February 2008

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