Annals of Coloproctology

Colorectal cancer
Long-term clinical outcomes after high and low ligations with lymph node dissection around the root of the inferior mesenteric artery in patients with rectal cancer: Min Wan Lee, Sung Sil Park, Kiho You, Dong Eun Lee, Dong Woon Lee, Sung Chan Park, Kyung Su Han, Dae Kyung Sohn, Chang Won Hong, Bun Kim, Byung Chang Kim, Hee Jin Chang, Dae Yong Kim, Jae Hwan Oh; Ann Coloproctol. 2024;40(1):62-73. Published online February 26, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2023.00094.0013; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF


Long-term bowel functional outcomes following anal sphincter-preserving surgery for upper and middle rectal cancer: a single-center longitudinal study: Ahmad Sakr, Seung Yoon Yang, Min Soo Cho, Hyuk Hur, Byung Soh Min, Kang Young Lee, Nam Kyu Kim; Ann Coloproctol. 2024;40(1):27-35. Published online February 28, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.01067.0152; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF


Performance reporting design in artificial intelligence studies using image-based TNM staging and prognostic parameters in rectal cancer: a systematic review: Minsung Kim, Taeyong Park, Bo Young Oh, Min Jeong Kim, Bum-Joo Cho, Il Tae Son; Ann Coloproctol. 2024;40(1):13-26. Published online February 28, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2023.00892.0127; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF

Minimally invasive surgery
Robotic natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (NOSES) for anterior resection: Toan Duc Pham, Tomas Larach, Bushra Othman, Amrish Rajkomar, Alexander G. Heriot, Satish K. Warrier, Philip Smart; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(6):526-530. Published online December 19, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00458.0065; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF Supplementary Material

Colorectal cancer
Computed tomography–assessed presarcopenia and clinical outcomes after laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: Ji Hyeong Song, Rak Kyun Oh, Jeong Eun Lee, Kyung Ha Lee, Ji Yeon Kim, Jin Soo Kim; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(6):513-520. Published online December 12, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2023.00031.0004; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF

Translational/basic research
Exfoliate cancer cell analysis in rectal cancer surgery: comparison of laparoscopic and transanal total mesorectal excision, a pilot study: Kiho You, Jung-Ah Hwang, Dae Kyung Sohn, Dong Woon Lee, Sung Sil Park, Kyung Su Han, Chang Won Hong, Bun Kim, Byung Chang Kim, Sung Chan Park, Jae Hwan Oh; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(6):502-512. Published online December 26, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2023.00479.0068; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF Supplementary Material

Colorectal cancer
Is restrictive transfusion sufficient in colorectal cancer surgery? A retrospective study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Korea: Hyeon Kyeong Kim, Ho Seung Kim, Gyoung Tae Noh, Jin Hoon Nam, Soon Sup Chung, Kwang Ho Kim, Ryung-Ah Lee; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(6):493-501. Published online December 28, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2023.00437.0062
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Anorectal physioloy
Risk factors associated with low anterior resection syndrome: a cross-sectional study: See Liang Lim, Wan Zainira Wan Zain, Zalina Zahari, Andee Dzulkarnaen Zakaria, Mohd Nizam Md Hashim, Michael Pak-Kai Wong, Zaidi Zakaria, Rosnelifaizur Ramely, Ahmad Shanwani Mohamed Sidek; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(5):427-434. Published online June 3, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00227.0032
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Colorecal cancer
Prognostic significance of lymph node yield on oncologic outcomes according to tumor response after preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer patients: Hyo Seon Ryu, In Ja Park, Bo Kyung Ahn, Min Young Park, Min Sung Kim, Young Il Kim, Seok-Byung Lim, Jin Cheon Kim; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(5):410-420. Published online April 28, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00143.0020
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Anorectal physioloy
Validation of low anterior resection syndrome score in Brazil with Portuguese: Kelly C.L.R. Buzatti, Andy Petroianu, Søren Laurberg, Rodrigo G. Silva, Beatriz D.S. Rodrigues, Peter Christensen, Antonio Lacerda-Filho, Therese Juul; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(5):402-409. Published online May 13, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00136.0019
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Colorectal cancer
Outcomes following anastomotic leak from rectal resections, including bowel function and quality of life: Angelina Di Re, Salam Tooza, Jason Diab, Charbel Karam, Mina Sarofim, Kevin Ooi, Catherine Turner, Daniel Kozman, David Blomberg, Matthew Morgan; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(5):395-401. Published online April 14, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00073.0010; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF


Outcomes of redo for failed colorectal or coloanal anastomoses: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Ricardo Purchio Galletti, Gabriel Andrade Agareno, Lucas de Abreu Sesconetto, Rafael Benjamim Rosa da Silva, Rafael Vaz Pandini, Lucas Soares Gerbasi, Victor Edmond Seid, Sérgio Eduardo Alonso Araujo, Francisco Tustumi; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(5):375-384. Published online December 20, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00605.0086
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Minimally invasive surgery
Body composition index obtained by using a bioelectrical impedance analysis device can be a predictor of prolonged operative time in patients undergoing minimally invasive colorectal surgery: Ho Seung Kim, Kwang Ho Kim, Gyoung Tae Noh, Ryung-Ah Lee, Soon Sup Chung; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(4):342-350. Published online June 3, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00262.0037
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Colorectal cancer
Recurrence following transanal total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: a monocentric retrospective series of technically difficult cases: Jonathan Frigault, Geneviève Morin, Sébastien Drolet, Philippe Bouchard, Alexandre Bouchard, Thanh-Quan Philips Ngo, François Letarte; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(4):332-341. Published online November 14, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00178.0025; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF

Anorectal physiology & pelvic floor disorder
Does transanal endoscopic microsurgery affect rectal function?: Evgeniy Khomyakov, Stanislav Chernyshov, Oksana Fomenko, Evgeny Rybakov; Ann Coloproctol. 2023;39(4):326-331. Published online November 14, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3393/ac.2022.00220.0031; Full text PubReader ePub Citation PDF

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