The aims of the study were to determine what microscopic changes occur in the rectal mucosa of men who have had anal intercourse and to correlate the sigmoidoscopic and microscopic appearances. Histological abnormalities were found in 29 of 100 men who attended consecutively a sexually-transmitted diseases clinic. The histopathology of rectal gonorrhoea, as observed in 18 patients, is described...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Despite the common use of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for various gastrointestinal diseases in Asia, little is known about Asian endoscopists' attitudes toward the practice. The aim of our study was to provide a profile of Korean endoscopists' attitudes toward EUS use. MATERIALS AND METHODS Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to endoscopists who attended the 4th ...

DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM VOLUME 60: 11 (2017) CASE SUMMARY: A 65-year–old healthy woman presents with a 9-month history of full-thickness rectal prolapse that occurs with bowel movements and strenuous activity. Associated symptoms include passing multiple small, soft stools daily with urgency and a constant feeling of incomplete evacuation and pelvic pressure. On examination, she develops...

History and Clinical Signs Most colonic diseases cause overt signs of large bowel diarrhea, tenesmus, and/or dyschezia (e.g., painful defecation). Large bowel diarrhea is characterized by frequent (2–3 times normal) urges to defecate, with each bowel movement producing small volumes of feces that contain excessive mucus and sometimes fresh blood (e.g., hematochezia). Urgency may be seen with co...

Background and Objectives: The etiology, pathophysiology, nomenclature and clinical manifes-tation of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome (SRUS) is poorly understood. Aim: To examine the pathology of mucosal changes and clinical features of this syndrome. Materials and Methods: The mucosal biopsies of 19 pati...

T R r a c 9 he American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons ASCRS) was founded in 1899. Initially known as the merican Proctologic Society, the name was changed to the merican Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons in 1973 to ndicate the scope of its members’ interest. Currently, of he 1,281 board-certified colorectal surgeons in the United tates and Canada, 102 are women. The spectrum of diseas...