Volume 40, Issue 2

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February 1997

28 articles in this issue

A clinical trial to evaluate the worth of preoperative multimodality therapy in patients with operable carcinoma of the rectum
David M. Hyams
Eleftherios P. Mamounas
Norman Wolmark
Original Contributions Pages: 131 - 139
Preoperative staging of irradiated rectal cancers using digital rectal examination, computed tomography, endorectal ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging does not accurately predict T0,N0 pathology
H. Kahn
A. Alexander
R. Fry
Original Contributions Pages: 140 - 144
Value of carcinoembryonic antigen monitoring in curative surgery for recurrent colorectal carcinoma
Paul A. Lucha Jr.
Lester Rosen
Indru T. Khubchandani
Original Contributions Pages: 145 - 149
Aggressive surgical management of recurrent rectal cancer—Is it worthwhile?
Olagunju A. Ogunbiyi
Kevin McKenna
Ira J. Kodner
Original Contributions Pages: 150 - 155
Staged delivery of Nd:Yag laser therapy for palliation of advanced rectal carcinoma
R. Farouk
C. D. Ratnaval
P. W. R. Lee
Original Contributions Pages: 156 - 160
Ki -ras point mutation in different types of colorectal carcinomas in early stages
M. Kojima
F. Konishi
K. Kanazawa
Original Contributions Pages: 161 - 167
Regional proliferative patterns in the colon of patients at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer
S. E. Patchett
E. M. Alstead
M. J. G. Farthing
Original Contributions Pages: 168 - 171
Guided imagery
Diane L. Tusek
James M. Church
Victor W. Fazio
Original Contributions Pages: 172 - 178
Duodenal involvement of Crohn's disease
G. Poggioli
L. Stocchi
A. Cavallari
Original Contributions Pages: 179 - 183
Triamcinolone improves outcome in crohn's disease strictures
Alexandra Lavy
Original Contributions Pages: 184 - 186
Biofeedback is effective treatment for levator ani syndrome
Sieu-Min Heah
Yik-Hong Ho
Adrian F. P. K. Leong
Original Contributions Pages: 187 - 189
Biofeedback for intractable rectal pain
Robert Gilliland
J. Steve Heymen
Steven D. Wexner
Original Contributions Pages: 190 - 196
Biofeedback improves functional outcome after sphincteroplasty
L. L. Jensen
A. C. Lowry
Original Contributions Pages: 197 - 200
Role of defecography in predicting clinical outcome of rectocele repair
J. H. van Dam
A. Z. Ginai
W. R. Schouten
Original Contributions Pages: 201 - 207
Pattern of colonic disease in lower gastrointestinal bleeding in Jordanian patients
Mustafa M. Shennak
Musleh M. Tarawneh
Original Contributions Pages: 208 - 214
Association of hemorrhoidal disease with diarrheal disorders
John F. Johanson
Original Contributions Pages: 215 - 221
Diversion-related experimental colitis in rats
Elie Keli
Michel Bouchoucha
Paul-Henri Cugnenc
Original Contributions Pages: 222 - 228
Re-examination of clinical manifestations and response to therapy of fissure-in-ano
Nissim Hananel
Philip H. Gordon
Original Contributions Pages: 229 - 233
Conservative surgical management of terminal ileitis
G. Poggioli
L. Stocchi
A. Cavallari
Technical Note Pages: 234 - 239
Using genetic information to make surgical decisions
Lisa Madlensky
Bharati Bapat
Zane Cohen
Case Reports Pages: 240 - 243
Perforated villous adenoma of the cecum
Robin D. Rothstein
Joseph Shrager
John L. Rombeau
Case Reports Pages: 244 - 246
Book review
Richard P. Billingham
BookReview Pages: 247 - 247
Self-Assessment Quiz
Richard L. Nelson
ContinuingEducation Pages: 248 - 248
Selected abstracts
Judith L. Trudel
David A. Rothenberger
Gregory C. Oliver
Abstract Pages: 249 - 252
Self-Assessment Quiz

ContinuingEducation Pages: 253 - 253
Announcements

Announcement Pages: 254 - 254
Residency programs in colon and rectal surgery

Legacy Pages: 255 - 255
Notice to candidates for certification

Announcement Pages: 255 - 255

Volume 40, Issue 2

A clinical trial to evaluate the worth of preoperative multimodality therapy in patients with operable carcinoma of the rectum

Preoperative staging of irradiated rectal cancers using digital rectal examination, computed tomography, endorectal ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging does not accurately predict T0,N0 pathology

Value of carcinoembryonic antigen monitoring in curative surgery for recurrent colorectal carcinoma

Aggressive surgical management of recurrent rectal cancer—Is it worthwhile?

Staged delivery of Nd:Yag laser therapy for palliation of advanced rectal carcinoma

Ki -ras point mutation in different types of colorectal carcinomas in early stages

Regional proliferative patterns in the colon of patients at risk for hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Guided imagery

Duodenal involvement of Crohn's disease

Triamcinolone improves outcome in crohn's disease strictures

Biofeedback is effective treatment for levator ani syndrome

Biofeedback for intractable rectal pain

Biofeedback improves functional outcome after sphincteroplasty

Role of defecography in predicting clinical outcome of rectocele repair

Pattern of colonic disease in lower gastrointestinal bleeding in Jordanian patients

Association of hemorrhoidal disease with diarrheal disorders

Diversion-related experimental colitis in rats

Re-examination of clinical manifestations and response to therapy of fissure-in-ano

Conservative surgical management of terminal ileitis

Using genetic information to make surgical decisions

Perforated villous adenoma of the cecum

Book review

Self-Assessment Quiz

Selected abstracts

Self-Assessment Quiz

Announcements

Residency programs in colon and rectal surgery

Notice to candidates for certification

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