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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.

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...

Study points to risk factors of mesh-related complications in prolapse surgery patients

Younger age, less prominent prolapse and concomitant hysterectomies are associated with a higher risk of peri-operative and mesh-related complications after prolapse repair with trocar-guided transvag...

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.

Surgical management of rectal prolapse.

PURPOSE: Rectal prolapse is uncommon; however, the true incidence is unknown because of underreporting, especially in the elderly population. Full-thickness rectal prolapse, mucosal prolapse and inter...

A case of rectal cancer arising from long-standing prolapsed mucosa of the rectum.

Mucosal prolapse syndrome (MPS) has been recognized as a chronic benign inflammatory disorder, characterized mainly by rectal mucosal prolapse. Disorders representing this condition include solitary r...

Neglected Intussusception Presenting as Transanal Prolapse of Small Bowel.

Although transanal prolapse of intussusception in infants is well recognized, it is rarely reported and confusion with rectal prolapse often results in delayed diagnosis and treatment. This report hig...

Gasterophilosis: a major cause of rectal prolapse in working donkeys in Ethiopia.

A retrospective study was conducted to investigate the cause of rectal prolapse in working donkeys in Ethiopia. Analysis of data on rectal prolapse cases obtained from the Donkey Health and Welfare Pr...

Rectal hyposensitivity is uncommon and unlikely to be the central cause of obstructed defecation in patients with high-grade internal rectal prolapse.

Background  There are several causes of obstructed defecation one of which is thought to be internal rectal prolapse. Operations directed at internal prolapse, such as laparoscopic ventral rectopexy...