Topics in Colorectal Disease

Front Matter....Pages I-VI
Fistula-in-ano....Pages 1-21
Staging of colorectal cancer....Pages 22-37
Faecal incontinence....Pages 38-51
Surgical aspects of familial adenomatous polyposis....Pages 52-67
Proctography....Pages 68-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Laser therapy in the management of benign and malignant tumours in the colon and rectum....Pages 92-95
Laser palliation for rectosigmoid cancers....Pages 96-98
Risk factors which determine the long term outcome of Neodymium-YAG laser palliation of colorectal carcinoma....Pages 99-101
Endoscopic laser therapy in colorectal cancer....Pages 102-104
Photodynamic therapy for colorectal disease....Pages 105-109
Laser treatment of intestinal vascular abnormalities....Pages 110-115
 Commentary: What role do lasers play in the management of colorectal disease....Pages 116-119
Front Matter....Pages 120-120
The pathology of the ileal reservoir....Pages 121-123
Pouchitis — incidence and characteristics in the continent ileostomy....Pages 123-125
The role of endoscopy in pouch monitoring and pouchitis....Pages 125-128
Clinical diagnosis....Pages 128-131
Bacteriology (I)....Pages 131-132
Bacteriology (II)....Pages 132-134
Inflammatory mediators in ulcerative colitis....Pages 134-136
Faecal bile acids in pouch and pouchitis patients....Pages 136-137
Front Matter....Pages 120-120
Pouchitis: defining an objective method of diagnosis....Pages 137-139
Evacuation and pouchitis....Pages 139-140
Ileal pouch motility....Pages 140-144
The management of anorectal disease in HIV-positive patients....Pages 145-156
Back Matter....Pages 157-160