OBJECTIVE Approximately 10-20% of the general population has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and IBS patients usually suffer from chronic gastritis (CG), hemorrhoids (H), and urolithiasis (U). MATERIAL AND METHODS We randomly chose consecutive patients with upper abdominal discomfort. All possible causes of IBS including celiac sprue, giardiasis, lactose intolerance, and cholelithiasis were i...

Anorectal melanoma (AM) is an aggressive and very rare malignancy. The aim of this case report to present a anorectal that occured in hemorrhoidal node after colorectal surgery. A patient aged 69 years was treated at the Oncology Institute Vojvodina for histopathological (HP) verified anorectum (S100, HMB45 Melan positive) localized node. Wide local excision made. Three months operation seconda...

PURPOSE This study was designed to determine whether functional variations of internal sphincter activity occur in order to differentiate between patients with anal fissures from those with hemorrhoids. METHODS Thirty patients with chronic anal fissure (median age, 28 years; 12 females), 22 patients with hemorrhoids (median age, 37 years; 7 females), and 33 control volunteers (median age, 48....