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…
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 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 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…
