Volume 38 Issue 2

Editorial The risk-benefit trade-off in local excision of early rectal cancer

Chang Hyun Kim

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):95-96.

Review Pretreatment inflammatory markers predicting treatment outcomes in colorectal cancer

Sanghyun An, Hongjin Shim, Kwangmin Kim, Bora Kim, Hui-Jae Bang, Hyejin Do, Hyang-Rae Lee, Youngwan Kim

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):97-108.

Original Articles Improved outcomes with implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery pathway for patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in the Philippines

Mayou Martin T. Tampo, Mark Augustine S. Onglao, Marc Paul J. Lopez, Marie Dione P. Sacdalan, Ma. Concepcion L. Cruz, Rosielyn T. Apellido, Hermogenes J. Monroy III

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):109-116.

Lithotomy versus prone position for perianal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Pankaj Kumar, Tushar S. Mishra, Siddhant Sarthak, Prakash Kumar Sasmal

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):117-123.

A development study of drain fluid gastrografin as a biomarker of anastomotic leak

David A. Clark, Edward Yeoh, Aleksandra Edmundson, Craig Harris, Andrew Stevenson, Daniel Steffens, Michael Solomon

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):124-132.

Long-term outcomes after anal fistula surgery: results from two university hospitals in Thailand

Weeraput Chadbunchachai, Varut Lohsiriwat, Krisada Paonariang

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):133-140.

Effectiveness and early postoperative outcomes of palliative endoluminal stenting versus Hartmann’s procedure in acute malignant bowel obstruction in high-risk patients

Mohammed Fayek Mahfouz, Tamer M. Saeid Salama, Amr H. Afifi, Hany Mansour Khalil Dabous

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):141-145.

Hemorrhoidectomy versus rubber band ligation in grade III hemorrhoidal disease: a large retrospective cohort study with long-term follow-up

Lisette Dekker, Michiel T.J. Bak, Willem A. Bemelman, Richelle J.F. Felt-Bersma, Ingrid J.M. Han-Geurts

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):146-152.

Upregulation of prostaglandin E₂ by inducible microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 in colon cancer

Young Hun Kim, Kyung Jong Kim

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):153-159.

Clinical outcomes of locking polymeric clip for laparoscopic appendectomy in patients with appendicitis: a retrospective comparison with loop ligature

Seokwon Kim, Byong Ho Jeon, Sang Sik Cho, Ui Sup Shin, Sun Mi Moon

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):160-165.

Initial local excision for clinical T1 rectal cancer showed comparable overall survival despite high local recurrence rate: a propensity-matched analysis

Jong Hee Hyun, Mohamed K. Alhanafy, Hyoung-Chul Park, Su Min Park, Sung-Chan Park, Dae Kyung Sohn, Duck-Woo Kim, Sung-Bum Kang, Seung-Yong Jeong, Kyu Joo Park, Jae Hwan Oh

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):166-175.

Case Report Ileocolonic intussusception caused by epithelioid leiomyosarcoma of the ileum: a report of case and review of the literature

Han-Gil Kim, Jung Wook Yang, Soon-Chan Hong, Young-Tae Ju, Chi-Young Jeong, Ju-Yeon Kim, Ji-Ho Park, Jin-Kwon Lee, Jae-Myung Kim, Jin-Kyu Cho, Seung-Jin Kwag

Ann Coloproctol. 2022;38(2):176-180.