BACKGROUND
Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) may be used in acute obstructing left-sided colonic cancers to avoid high-risk emergency surgery. However, oncological safety remains uncertain. This… (More)
High-grade internal rectal prolapse appears to be one of the contributing factors in the multifactorial origin of faecal incontinence. Whether it affects the outcome of sacral neuromodulation is… (More)
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the…
2012
AIM
Anismus causes obstructed defecation as a result of inappropriate contraction of the puborectalis/external sphincter. Proctographic failure to empty after 30 s is used as a simple surrogate for… (More)
BACKGROUND
The treatment of chronic anal fissure has shifted in recent years from surgical to medical.
METHODS
A Medline search of studies relevant to modern management of chronic anal fissure was… (More)
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the…
2009
BACKGROUND
There have recently been reports of higher levels of bladder and sexual dysfunction in men after laparoscopic rectal surgery when compared with those undergoing open surgery. This has led… (More)
An external rectal prolapse (ERP) is often associated with faecal incontinence, and surgery is the recommended therapy. It has been suggested that correction of a high grade internal rectal prolapse… (More)
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the…
2013
AIM
Although high-grade internal rectal prolapse is believed to cause functional symptoms such as obstructed defaecation, little has been published on the exact distribution and frequency of… (More)
BACKGROUND
The role of internal rectal prolapse in the origin of fecal incontinence remains to be defined. In our institution, laparoscopic ventral rectopexy is offered to patients with high-grade… (More)
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the…
2014
AIM
Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS) is uncommon and its management is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients with SRUS who underwent laparoscopic ventral… (More)
Colorectal disease : the official journal of the…
2007
OBJECTIVE
The Two-Week Wait (TWW) referral system for suspected colorectal cancers has a low yield. To examine this, we assessed the referral pattern of general practices within four primary care… (More)