Rectal

Rectal cancer

Pharyngeal or rectal exposures either sex

Rectal foreign bodies

Rectal Prolapse and Procidentia

Zoenasa Rectal Suspension: Phase II started

Rectal microbicide research takes giant leap forward with groundbreaking educational video

(International Rectal Microbicide Advocates) International Rectal Microbicide Advocates, the Population Council, and the Microbicide Trials Network released a video called "The Rectal Revolution Is He...

Watch-and-wait approach feasible following adjuvant therapy for rectal cancer

Patients with rectal cancer managed conservatively following a complete response to chemoradiotherapy achieve similar rates of disease control as those who undergo rectal resection, research shows.

Univ. of Tenn. suspends frat in alcohol enema case

The University of Tennessee has suspended a campus fraternity chapter until at least 2015 in an alleged alcohol enema incident.The school announced Friday that the Pi Kappa Alpha house will be closed...

IRMA, Population Council and MTN release Rectal Revolution video project

International Rectal Microbicide Advocates (IRMA), the Population Council, and the Microbicide Trials Network (MTN) today released a collaborative video project called "The Rectal Revolution Is Here:...

Genomic Data For Colon And Rectal Cancers Point To Potential Targets For Treatment

The pattern of genomic alterations in colon and rectal tissues is the same regardless of anatomic location or origin within the colon or the rectum, leading researchers to conclude that these two canc...

Rectal cancer: Landmark study comparing surgical approaches for rectal cancer

Although numerous studies have reported the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer, the results of large multicentre randomized controlled trials have been lacking. A study incl...

Old age no barrier to rectal resection

Advanced age alone should not rule out curative resection for rectal cancer, say the authors of a systematic review.

Visualisation of the rectoanal inhibitory reflex with a modified contrast enema in children with suspected Hirschsprung disease.

BACKGROUND: Patients with Hirschsprung disease lack the normal rectoanal inhibitory reflex, which can be studied with anorectal manometry or US. OBJECTIVE: To see whether the rectoanal inhibitory refl...

Effectiveness of budesonide-succinate-dextran conjugate as a novel prodrug of budesonide against acetic acid-induced colitis in rats.

BACKGROUND: Anti-inflammatory drugs with high potency and low systemic adverse effects, such as budesonide, are drugs of choice for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Budesonide controlled-rele...

Thrombocytosis before pre-operative chemoradiotherapy predicts poor response and shorter local recurrence-free survival in rectal cancer.

PURPOSE: Although thrombocytosis has been reported in patients with various cancers including the colorectal one, the impact of elevated platelet counts on the response to chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for...

Does the radiographic transition zone correlate with the level of aganglionosis on the specimen in Hirschsprung's disease?

PURPOSE: The correlation between radiographic transition zone on contrast enema in Hirschsprung's disease and the total length of aganglionosis is known to be inaccurate. The aim of our study was to a...

Determinants of Fecal Continence in Healthy, Continent Subjects: A Comprehensive Analysis by Anal Manometry, Rectal Barostat and a Stool Substitute Retention Test.

Background/Aims: This study aimed to identify anal sphincter and rectal factors that determine anorectal filling sensations and continence during rectal filling in health. Methods: Measurements of ano...