Laparoscopic bowel surgery registry Adrian E. OrtegaRobert W. Beart Jr.Herand Abcarian Original Contributions Pages: 681 - 686
Comparison of hemorrhoidal treatment modalities Helen M. MacRaeRobin S. McLeod Original Contributions Pages: 687 - 694
Four-contrast defecography: Pelvic “floor-oscopy” William E. AltringerTheodore J. SaclaridesClaire S. Smith Original Contributions Pages: 695 - 699
Effect of lateral sphincterotomy on internal anal sphincter function N. WilliamsN. A. ScottM. H. Irving Original Contributions Pages: 700 - 704
Rationale for extent of lymph node dissection for right colon cancer S. ToyotaH. OhtaS. Anazawa Original Contributions Pages: 705 - 711
Laparoscopic-assisted intestinal resection for Crohn's disease Joel J. BauerMichael T. HarrisStephen R. Gorfine Original Contributions Pages: 712 - 715
Efficacy of radioprotective agents in preventing small and large bowel radiation injury Michael P. CarrollRichard T. ZeraMelvin P. Bubrick Original Contributions Pages: 716 - 722
Laparoscopic colorectal surgery—Are we being honest with our patients? Steven D. WexnerStephen M. CohenPetachia Reissman Original Contributions Pages: 723 - 727
Effect of catheter diameter on resting pressures in anal fissure patients Karen D. HorvathRichard L. WhelanWilliam C. Cirocco Original Contributions Pages: 728 - 731
Fecal short chain fatty acids in South African Urban Africans and whites I. SegalH. HassanJ. Braganza Original Contributions Pages: 732 - 734
Is manometry essential for surgery of chronic fissure-in-ano? Peter ProhmChristoph Bönner Original Contributions Pages: 735 - 738
Heat shock protein 70 and HLA-DR molecules tissue expression Andreas Ch. LazarisGeorge E. TheodoropoulosBasil Ch. Golematis Original Contributions Pages: 739 - 745
Fecal seepage and soiling: A problem of rectal sensation Brian A. HoffmannAlan E. TimmckeDavid E. Beck Original Contributions Pages: 746 - 748
Is mechanical bowel preparation necessary before primary colonic anastomosis? Moshe ScheinAhmad AssaliaRonald Lee Nichols Original Contributions Pages: 749 - 754
Diverticular disease of the colon at a regional general hospital in Japan Ichiro NakadaHideyuki UbukataKazuo Umeda Original Contributions Pages: 755 - 759
Colostomy tube: New device for a continent colostomy Pavle Košorok Original Contributions Pages: 760 - 763
Is barium trapping in rectoceles significant? Steve HalliganClive I. Bartram Original Contributions Pages: 764 - 768
Diffuse colonic lipomatosis with giant hypertrophy of the epiploic appendices and diverticulosis of the colon Gaetano CataniaGloria A. PetraliaFrancesco Cardì Case Report Pages: 769 - 775
Submucosal adrenaline injection for posthemorrhoidectomy hemorrhage D. C. N. K. NyamF. Seow-ChoenY. H. Ho Technical Note Pages: 776 - 777
Acute arterial syndromes in mesenteric ischemia F. Turégano-FuentesJ. De Tomás-PalaciosAnthony M. Vernava III Letters to the Editor Pages: 778 - 779
Adenocarcinoma in an Heal pouch for ulcerative colitis Juan Carlos Rodriguez-SanjuanManuel Garcia PolaviejaJulio Castillo Letters to the Editor Pages: 779 - 780
Perianal thrombosis following injection therapy into the external anal sphincter using botulin toxin W. H. JostS. SchanneK. Schimrigk Letters to the Editor Pages: 781 - 781
Selected abstracts David A. RothenbergerJames W. FleshmanP. Bernard Mcintyre Abstract Pages: 784 - 787