Management of Foreign Bodies Marvin L. Corman Homo sum; humani nil a me alienum puto. [I am a man, and nothing human is foreign to me.] —TERENCE (185-159 BC): Heauton…

Colorectal Trauma Robert W. Beart Jr. George C. Velmahos The profession of medicine and surgery must always rank as the most noble that men can adopt. The spectacle of a…

Anal Fistula Alex Jenny Ky Emily Steinhagen Bertram: What is it, my good lord, the King languishes of? Lafew: A fistula, my lord. —WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: All’s Well That Ends Well,…

Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistula Paula I. Denoya Marvin L. Corman Mothers love their children more than fathers, because parenthood costs the mothers more trouble. —Aristotle: Nicomachean Ethics IX, vii ▶…

Anorectal Abscess Brett E. Ruffo Staphylococcus Aureus By Gram and Koch he swore He would invade new regions Unconquered heretofore— By Gram and Koch he swore it, To take a…

Anal Fissure Sanjay P. Jobanputra Wisdom is nothing more than healed pain. —ROBERT E. LEE Anal fissure (fissure-in-ano) is a common anorectal condition, which is also one of the most…

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 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) 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 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…