Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids Marvin L. Corman And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven. —1 Samuel 5:12* *It is…
Cutaneous Conditions
Cutaneous Conditions Julia Zakhaleva Marvin L. Corman What’s the matter, you dissentious rogues That, rubbing the poor itch of your opinion, Make yourselves scabs? —William Shakespeare: Coriolanus I, i, 168…
Colorectal Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV Infection)
Colorectal Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV Infection) Pranat Kumar Lester Gottesman In human affairs the best stimulus for running is to have something we must run from. —ERIC HOFFER:…
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy Chris E. Lascarides One look is worth a thousand listens. —APHORISM The ability to visualize the colon, rectum, and anus has essentially paralleled the precision with…
Setting Up a Colorectal Physiology Laboratory
Setting Up a Colorectal Physiology Laboratory Dana R. Sands Steven D. Wexner Pathology is the accomplished tragedy; physiology is the basis on which our treatment rests. — SAMUEL BUTLER The…
Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery Theodore J. Saclarides The art of life is the art of avoiding pain. —Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Letter to Maria Cosway, October 12, 1786 With…
Evaluation and Diagnostic Techniques
Evaluation and Diagnostic Techniques Paula I. Denoya Marvin L. Corman Come, come, and sit you down. You shall not budge! You go not till I set you up a glass…
Pediatric Surgical Problems
Pediatric Surgical Problems Marc A. Levitt Alberto Peña We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of…
Diet and Drugs in Colorectal Surgery
Diet and Drugs in Colorectal Surgery John L. Petrini Jr. A drug is a substance that, when injected into a rat, produces a scientific paper. —Anonymous The role of diet…
Anatomy and Embryology of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon
Anatomy and Embryology of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon Ana Garza Robert W. Beart Jr. In anatomy, it is better to have learned and lost than never to have learned…
