Carcinoma of the Rectum E. Leslie Bokey Doctors without anatomy are like moles: they work in the dark and their daily tasks are mole hills. —FRIEDRICH TIEDEMANN (1781-1861) The management…

Vascular Diseases: Hemorrhage, Mesenteric Occlusive and Nonocclusive Disease, Ischemia, Radiation Enteritis, and Volvulus Jonathan E. Efron The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate on the incompetent…

Diverticular Disease R. John Nicholls Diet cures more than the lancet. —SPANISH PROVERB Man shall not live by bread alone. —MATTHEW 4:4; LUKE 4:4 Diverticulum (a; pl); Latin = a…

Malignant Tumors of the Anal Canal Gerald A. Isenberg While there are several chronic diseases more destructive to life than cancer, none is more feared. —CHARLES H. MAYO Carcinomas of…

Carcinoma of the Colon Neil H. Hyman There is a tremendous literature on cancer, but what we know for sure about it can be printed on a calling card. —AUGUST…

Colorectal Polyps James M. Church Matthew F. Kalady If people are falling over the edge of a cliff and sustaining injuries, the problem could be dealt with by stationing ambulances…

Rectal Prolapse (Internal and External), Solitary Rectal Ulcer, Descending Perineum Syndrome, and Rectocele Ian Lindsey R. John Nicholls Man should always strive to have his intestines relaxed all the days…

Laparoscopic Colon and Rectal Surgery Roberto C. M. Bergamaschi Sergio W. Larach Alessio Pigazzi Slawomir Marecik Elsa B. Valsdottir Salim Amrani A little learning is a dangerous thing. —ALEXANDER POPE…

Constipation, Disorders of Defecation, and Anal Pain R. John Nicholls Ian Lindsey I hav finally kum to the konklusion, that a good reliable sett ov bowels iz wurth more tu…

Fecal Incontinence R. John Nicholls My wind exploded like a thunder-clap Iaso blushed a rosy red And Panacea turned her head Holding her nose: My wind’s not frankincense. —ARISTOPHANES: Plutus…