Results The distal limit of rectal neoplasm was on average 6.1 (range 3–12) cm from the anal verge. The mean operative time was 250 (range 110–540) minutes. The conversion rate was 12%. Excluding the patient who stayed 104 days after a severe fistula and reoperation, the mean postoperative stay was 12.05 (range 5–53) days. The 30-day mortality was 2% and the overall postoperative morbidity was ...

INTRODUCTION Patients with cervical carcinoma that invade the bladder or rectum (International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology stage IVA) have a high risk to develop vesicovaginal and/or rectovaginal fistulae. If we could identify pretreatment factors that predict fistula formation, these patients could be offered less debilitating treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were retrieved ...

background: total colectomy is used in children with total colonic aganglionosis, ulcerative colitis (uc) and familial adenomatous polyposis (fap). the purpose of this study was to maintain ileocecal valve and rectal-sparing surgery for the prevention of fecal incontinence in these children. methods: from1990 to 2011, 14 children with diagnosis of uc, fap and hirschsprung’s disease were operate...

Rectal cancer is a worldwide disease whose incidence has increased significantly. Evidence-based medicine is a category of medicine that optimizes decision making by using evidence from well-designed and conducted research. Evidence-based medicine can be used to formulate a reasonable treatment plan for newly diagnosed rectal cancer patients. The current review focuses on the application of evi...

Abdominal and pelvic abscesses occur in approximately 10-30% of Crohn's disease patients during the course of the disease; most of these abscesses have an enteric communication. For this condition, percutaneous abscess drainage (PAD) rather than emergency surgery has recently been recognized as a valuable procedure for initial treatment. However, in cases wherein the abscess is accompanied by a...

AIM The purpose of the study was to observe the outcome of trans-fistula anorectoplasty (TFARP) in treating female neonates with anorectovestibular fistula (ARVF). METHODS A prospective study was carried out on female neonates with vestibular fistula, admitted into the surgical department of a tertiary level children hospital during the period from January 2009 to June 2011. TFARP without a c...

Objective To assess the impact of type surgery for colorectal endometriosis—rectal shaving or discoid resection segmental resection—on complications and surgical outcomes. Data Sources We performed a systematic review all English- French-language full-text articles addressing management endometriosis, compared postoperative according to technique by meta-analysis. The PubMed, Clinical Trials.go...

Mucoceles are commonly associated with the appendix and cranial sinuses. Rectal mucoceles are rare. There are case reports of rectal mucoceles following Hartmann’s procedure, and secon dary to high anal sphincter tone following spinal trauma. [1,2] Mucoceles have developed in defunctioned colon after pull-through surgery due to stenosis and retraction of the colonic stump [3,4]. Scarring of the...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopy is an increasingly used approach in the surgical treatment of rectal cancer and prostate cancer. The anatomical proximity of the two organs is the main reason to consider performing both procedures simultaneously. AIM To present our first experience of laparoscopic rectal resection and radical prostatectomy, performed simultaneously, in 3 patients. MATERIAL AND METH...