Joshua Sullivan,Alec Donohue,Shaun Brown
Joshua Sullivan
Colorectal cancer is the third most frequent type of malignancy in the United States, and the age at diagnosis is decreasing. Although the goal of screening is focused on prevention and early detection, a subset of patients inevitably prese...
Camille R Suydam,Andrew T Schlussel
Camille R Suydam
The management of oligometastatic colorectal cancer differs from the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, and it is essential that those who treat oligometastatic disease be familiar with the treatment options for these patients. Alth...
Arthur G Affleck th,Daniel Herzig
Arthur G Affleck th
The treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer has traditionally included sequenced multimodal therapy including radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. The relative contribution of each and the order of treatments have evolved over the year...
Matthew Jacobsson,Vitas Wagner,Shalini Kanneganti
Matthew Jacobsson
Colorectal cancer remains the third leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Colorectal cancer screening allows for prevention and early detection of precancerous and cancerous lesions, and screening has been shown to be effectiv...
Clay Merritt,Paola Maldonado
Clay Merritt
Fecal ostomy creation is a commonly performed procedure with many indications. Better outcomes occur when preoperative patient education and stoma site marking are provided. Despite a seemingly simple operation, ostomy creation is often dif...
Mary T O&#x;Donnell,Sarah M Haviland
Mary T O&#x;Donnell
Constipation encompasses symptoms of decreased colonic motility or difficulty with the defecation process. As a broad definition, this can be inclusive of functional constipation (FC) or colonic inertia, obstructed defecation (OD), and irri...
Michael Shane McNevin
Michael Shane McNevin
Rectal prolapse, or procidentia, is a common pathology for the practicing colorectal surgeon. It is associated with lifestyle limiting symptoms for the patient and frequently co-exists with other types of pelvic prolapse making multidiscipl...
Luke Pumiglia,Lexi Wilson,Laila Rashidi
Luke Pumiglia
Clostridioides difficile colitis is an important source of hospital-acquired diarrhea associated with antibiotic use. Symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea, typically following a course of antibiotics; however, some cases of fulminant diseas...
Erik Domas,Kiefer Starks,Shalini Kanneganti
Erik Domas
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis remain common diagnoses in western countries, and the incidence continues to rise. Diverticulitis accounts for roughly one-third of admissions to acute care hospitals annually, with even more patients being...
Sarah M Haviland,Mary T O&#x;Donnell
Sarah M Haviland
Anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) are precancerous lesions and are sequela of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection. AIN is classified as low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion. Screening ...