This report examines the anatomical distribution of colorectal cancer CRC in the human large bowel. The findings indicate the high occurrence of cancer in the rectum. The reason for the high incidence of rectal cancer is explored. Published data were compiled and analyzed to correlate the high occurrence of CRC in the human rectum to the high occurrence of lymphoid nodules (LNs). Histopathologi...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Endoscopic ultrasound has evolved as a useful technique for imaging and intervention in a variety of gastrointestinal and extraintestinal diseases including diseases of the colon and rectum. This paper will review recent developments in endoscopic ultrasound for colorectal diseases. RECENT FINDINGS Recent studies have shown significant clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasoun...

PURPOSE This study was conducted in order to demonstrate changing trends in colorectal cancer incidence according to sex, age group, and anatomical location in the Korean population. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data from the Korea Central Cancer Registry between 1999 and 2009 were analyzed. Annual percent changes (APCs) of sex- and age-specific incidence rates for cancer of the proximal colon (Inte...

This paper presents a case of necrosis the pulled-through colon after abdomino-anal resection rectum, which was diagnosed by using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). A 47-year-old man underwent laparoscopically assisted rectum with reconstruction coloplasty pouch and transverse colostomy in course combination treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. The postoperative period complicated deve...

Appendicitis is the commonest abdominal emergency and it has been estimated that nearly one in ten of the population have had their appendixes removed. Diverticular disease is the commonest pathological condition of the large bowel, possibly affecting half of the population over the age of 60 years. Carcinoma of the colon and rectum is responsible for more deaths than any form of cancer except ...

Background: Intestinal adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) is a rare malignancy. This study evaluated overall survival of this malignancy in the small intestine, colon, and rectum. Methods: Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, End Results (SEER) 18 registry, we analyzed cases from 2000 through 2015 by Cox proportional hazards using univariate multivariate analysis, adjusting for age, primary tumor site,...