The institution of general practitioners is the backbone of healthcare system. Their competence at the core level had often averted small ailments developing into major problems. Ano-rectal disorders include a diverse group of pathologic processes that are frequently encountered in general medical practice but are seldom taken seriously. An attempt has been made in this write up to supplement f...

Thymomas are rare neoplasm arising in thymic epithelial cells and are the most common neoplasm in the anterior mediastinum. Although thymomas are often associated with autoimmune diseases, the incidence of extra-thymic neoplasia is higher in patients with thymoma than in the general population.1 Published series have focused on the incidence of both extra-thymic malignancies detected after and ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about colorectal cancer or colon and rectal cancer. Are they the same disease or different diseases? OBJECTIVES The aim of this epidemiology study was to compare the features of colon and rectal cancer by using recent national cancer surveillance data. DESIGN AND SETTING Data included colorectal cancer (1995-2008) from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Resul...

The rectal inflammatory originated strictures constitute a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. We present a 30-year-old male patient with a history of HIV and protctitis caused by Chalmydia trachomatis and HSV-2, in which develops a low intestinal obstruction refractory to medical treatment. Surgery was performed with good clinical evolution. The medical treatment constitutes the fundamental ...

Rectal hemorrhage should be evaluated within a wide spectrum ranging from benign diseases to a malignant process. Especially, the melanomas of rectum are detected at an advanced stage when diagnosed since the present symptoms of rectal melanomas are similar. The question of what will be the surgical approach with MR, CT, and PET-CT imaging methods performed after histopathological diagnosis sti...

Massive lower gastrointestinal from primary isolated ilio-rectal fistula is a rare condition and difficult to diagnosis and emergency surgery for this situation has a high mortality rate. This report describes a successful operation in an 88-year-old man at present with massive lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage from ilio-rectal fistula and hypovolemic shock. Underlying diseases are prostate can...

The first description of surgery for rectal cancer was reported by the French surgeon Lisfranc who described a total of nine patients operated trough a perineal-transanal approach (Lisfranc, 1830). Although more recently gaining popularity, transanal techniques have long been used for the treatment of rectal diseases and were promoted by the work of Sir Alan Parks at St. Marks Hospital in Londo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate, by use of the Amplicor PCR in a routine setting, the recovery rate of Chlamydia trachomatis in ano-rectal and pharyngeal swab samples obtained from males and females attending an STD clinic in relation to sexual practices, symptoms, and signs. DESIGN Data regarding sexual practices, and symptoms and signs related to the rectum and pharynx, were obtained from 196 fema...

background: in intracavitary brachytherapy for gynecological cancers, various techniques are used to locate the anterior rectal wall nearest to the sources but there is no consensus on the best method to do so. this study aimed to compare a technique used routinely in some centers that employs a wire marker to locate the position of the maximum rectal dose point, versus the method recommended b...