Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

Article	Citations
Research Perspective on: “Impact of Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Cancer Surgery on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review”	252
Correlation Does Not Assess Agreement	130
CRC Screening, A Long Way Off	98
July 2022 translations	58
How Do You Code Colonoscopies Correctly?	51
The Authors Reply	42
Think Twice: De-implementation of Laboratory Testing After Colorectal Surgery	41
Optimized House Flap Design for Severe Anal Stricture Reconstruction	39
Management of the Patient With a Retracted Loop Ileostomy Located in a Crease	35
Assessing the Benefit of Additional Pudendal Nerve Block for Posthemorrhoidectomy Pain Control	34
Da Vinci SP System Optimized for Intersphincteric Resection of Very Low Rectal Cancer	34
December 2023 Translations	33
Laparoscopic Duhamel Procedure: Treatment for Adult Hirschprung’s Disease	29
Comparative Study of Diluted Hydrogen Peroxide and Sulfur Hexafluoride in the Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Assessment of Anal Fistulas	28
August 2024 Translations	28
Dilip’s Transmucosal Internal Sphincterotomy: A Simplified Approach to Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy for Fissure in Ano	27
Reply	26
A Novel Use for Pelvic MRI Scans to Estimate Lean Body Mass and Screen for Sarcopenia in Patients With Rectal Cancer	26
The Middle Compartment: Keystone or Cul De Sac?	26
Expert Commentary on the Evaluation and Management of Lower GI Bleeding	25
Expert Commentary on Kaposi Sarcoma of the Anus: What Does the Colorectal Surgeon Need to Know?	24
Comment on: Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Versus Anterior Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: A Propensity Score–Matched, Population-Based Study in Catalonia, Spain	24
Robotic Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery: Rectourethral Fistula Closure	23
Laparoscopic Abdominoperineal Resection With Bilateral Seminal Vesicle Excision: Video Presentation	23
Laparoscopic Sigmoid Colectomy for Diverticular Disease: Clinical Scenarios and Technical Options	22

Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	22
February 2023 translations	22
Lateral Pelvic Sidewall Nodes	21
More Is Not Better When It Comes to Treating Rectal Cancer With Multimodal Chemoradiation Beyond the Standard Radiation Dose of 5040 cGy	20
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	20
Grading Complications in Pelvic Exenteration: Limitations of Current Classification Systems	19
Comparison of Rubber Band Ligation and Hemorrhoidectomy in Patients With Symptomatic Hemorrhoids Grade III: Correspondence	19
Reply	19
Is Low Compliance a Red Flag or a Rational Rejection of Extended Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis?	18
Administration of an Anal Bulking Agent With Polyacrylate-Polyalcohol Copolymer Particles Versus Endoanal Electrical Stimulation With Biofeedback for the Management of Mild and Moderate Anal Incontine	18
Association of Program Directors for Colon and Rectal Surgery: First 4 Decades	18
The Risk of Distant Metastases in Patients With Clinical Complete Response Managed by Watch and Wait After Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: The Influence of Local Regrowth in the International W	18
The Differential Diagnosis	17
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Practice Patterns, Outcomes, and Risk Stratification After Surgery for IBD: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program IBD Collaborative Study	17
Robot-Assisted Surgery for Colorectal Cancer in Adults Aged 75 Years or Older: Value for Money?	16
Brave New World: Analysis of Early Clinical Experience with Molecular Sequencing in the Treatment of Rectal Cancer	16
Lack of Complete Pretreatment Staging Is Associated With Omission of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer: A Statewide Study	16
Role of Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review of Currently Available Studies	15
Patient Satisfaction With Long-term Sacral Neuromodulation for Fecal Incontinence: Experience From a Single Tertiary Center	15
Management of Acute and Chronic Pouchitis	15
Specialty-Certified Colorectal Surgeons Demonstrate Favorable Short-term Surgical Outcomes for Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection: Assessment of a Japanese Nationwide Database	15
Assessment of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Anal Squamous-Cell Cancer Undergoing Combined Modality Therapy	15
We Must Never Forget—Biology Is King	15
Short- and Long-term Outcomes After Laparoscopic Emergency Resection of Left-Sided Obstructive Colon Cancer: A Nationwide Propensity Score–Matched Analysis	14
Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision: Stepwise Narrative	14
RAPIDO: Rest in Peace	14
Patients With a Pathologic Near-Complete Response After Mandatory Total Mesorectal Excision Do Not Provide an Appropriate Control Group for Patients With Local Regrowth	14
Robotic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy With Repair of Perineal Hernia	14
What To Do With Suspected Nodal Regrowth on MRI During Follow-Up in an Organ Preservation Approach for Rectal Cancer?	14
Reoperations and Long-term Survival of Kock’s Continent Ileostomy in Patients With IBD: A Population-Based National Cohort Study From Sweden	14
Patient-Derived Tumor Organoids Can Predict the Progression-Free Survival of Patients With Stage IV Colorectal Cancer After Surgery	14
The Surgical Management of Ileal Pouch Strictures	14
Ischiorectal Fossa Tumors: 30-year Single-Institution Experience	13
Expert Commentary on Rectal Stump Management in IBD	13
Combined Radial Incision and Steroid Injection for Refractory Colorectal Stenosis After Pull-Through Surgery in Hirschsprung Disease: An Innovative Conservative Treatment	13
Colorectal Adenomas Under Age 50	13
Expert Commentary on Diagnosis and Management of Idiopathic Pouchitis	13
Are Women Colorectal Surgeons Overrepresented in the Treatment of Pelvic Floor Disorders?	13
First Fully Endoscopic End-to-End Colonic Anastomoses With a Novel Endoscopic Device: A Feasibility Study in a Porcine Model	13
July 2024 Translations	13
Perioperative Metformin Treatment to Reduce Postoperative Hyperglycemia After Colon Cancer Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial	13
Research Perspective on “Risk of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Following Benign Colorectal Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis”	13
2022 American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Traveling Fellow Report	12
Robotic Splenic Flexure Takedown: Single Docking Crossed-Arm Technique	12
Rectal Advancement Flap for a Rectoneovaginal Fistula	12
TAMIS Procedure for Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumor: Step by Step	12
Transanal Excision: Tips and Tricks	12
Predicting Mortality Within 90 Days of First Intervention in Patients With Left-Sided Obstructive Colon Cancer	12
What Every Colorectal Surgeon Should Know About the American Medical Association/Specialty Society Relative Value Scale Update Committee	12
The “Classification Pendulum” of Stage I Colorectal Cancer: A National Level Analysis of the Survival Difference Between T1 and T2 Colorectal Cancer	12

Clinical Practice Guidelines in Colorectal Surgery: Do We Need to Randomize Everything?	12
Repopulation of Rectal Cancer May Explain Worse Local Control After Short-Course Radiation Therapy in the RAPIDO Trial	11
Blinded Intraoperative Quantitative Indocyanine Green Metrics Associate With Intestinal Margin Acceptance in Colorectal Surgery	11
Selected Abstracts	11
Consensus Definitions and Interpretation Templates for Dynamic Ultrasound Imaging of Defecatory Pelvic Floor Disorders: Proceedings of the Consensus Meeting of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Consortium of	11
Racial Differences in Aging-Related Deficits Among Older Adults With Colorectal Cancer	11
March 2022 translations	11
Neoadjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibition Improves Organ Preservation in T4bM0 Colorectal Cancer With Mismatch Repair Deficiency: A Retrospective Observational Study	11
Short- and Long-term Outcomes After Continent Ileostomy: An Often Forgotten Option for Patients After Proctocolectomy	11
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	11
Influence of Minimally Invasive Resection Technique on Sphincter Preservation and Short-term Outcome in Low Rectal Cancer in the Netherlands	11
Incidence and Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism Events After Rectal Prolapse Surgery	11
Laparoscopic Radical Surgery for Right-Sided Colon Cancer With Lymph Node Metastasis in the Gastrocolic Ligament	11
Improvised Techniques for Enhanced Detection of Crohn’s Strictures During Surgery	11
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Constipation	11
Expert Commentary on Lateral Pelvic Sidewall Nodes	11
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ostomy Surgery	11
Surveillance and Management of Pouch Neoplasia in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Systematic Review	11
Announcements	11
Chemodenervation of Internal Anal Sphincter With Botox Injection	11
Controlling Oligopolyposis With Colonoscopy: A Cohort Study	10
Combined Robotic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy and Sacrocolpopexy for Multicompartmental Pelvic Organ Prolapse	10
Robotic Low Anterior Resection After Transanal Minimally Invasive Surgery and Chemoradiation Therapy for T1N1a Rectal Cancer	10
Reply	10
Perioperative Malnutrition	10
Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis: Different Strategies for Different Situations	10
Evaluation and Management of Supralevator Abscess	10
Locoregional Recurrence in the RAPIDO Trial and the Importance of the Quality of the Resected Specimen: Does Surgical Resection Matter?	10
Statin Therapy Is Associated With Decreased 90-Day Postoperative Mortality After Colon Cancer Surgery	10
Completion Total Mesorectal Excision After Transanal Local Excision of Early Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	10
The Cumulative Incidence and Progression of Ileal Pouch Adenomas in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis	10
Laparoscopic Versus Transanal IPAA for Ulcerative Colitis: A Patient-Centered Treatment Trade-Off Study	10
Management of Colorectal Cancer With Synchronous Liver Metastases	10
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	10
Rectosigmoidectomy With Posterior End-to-Side Anastomosis for Chagasic Megacolon (Habr-Gama Technique)	10
Laparoscopic Extended Left Hemicolectomy With Deloyers Procedure	10
Being a Colonoscopist	10
Multicenter Study of Drain Fluid Amylase as a Biomarker for the Detection of Anastomotic Leakage After Ileal Pouch Surgery Without a Diverting Ileostomy	10
Research Perspective on The Role of Preoperative Imaging in the Detection of Lateral Lymph Node Metastases in Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Diagnostic Test Meta-analysis	10
Should Local Excision After Neoadjuvant Therapy Be Included in the National Guidelines for the Treatment of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer?	10
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	10
Predictors and Outcomes of Upstaging in Rectal Cancer Patients Who Did Not Receive Preoperative Therapy	10
Correlation Between the Severity of Adhesions and Desmoid Disease in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: A Prospective Cohort Study	10
Reply	10
Improved Prediction of Surgical-Site Infection After Colorectal Surgery Using Machine Learning	9
The Legacy of Campaign_52: What the Future Holds for Female Pelvic Fistulas in Africa	9
Readability of Patient Education Materials From the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Website: An Opportunity to Improve Health Care Access and Quality	9
Announcements	9
Textbook Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Total Mesorectal Excision: A Composite Tool to Assess and Compare Outcomes for Benchmarking	9
Corrigendum	9
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Colon Cancer	9
Response to the Letter	9
Two-Stage Turnbull-Cutait Pull-Through Coloanal Anastomosis for Recurrent Rectovaginal Fistula	9
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hemorrhoids	9
Avoiding Exenteration in Anterior Margin–Positive Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy With Immunotherapy	9
Robotic Intracorporeal Fully Stapled Modified Kono-S Anastomosis: A Technical Demonstration	9
Being Curious	9
Corrigendum	8
Long-term Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Versus Open Abdominoperineal Resection for Rectal Cancer: A Single Specialized Center Experience	8
Quality Still Counts	8
Abridged Abstracts From the Medical Literature	8
Take a Selfie: Optimizing Surgeon–Patient Interactions in Proctologic Disease Record-Keeping Among Gen Z and Millennial Patients	8
Tumor Marker Trajectories and Survival Analysis in Patients With Normal Carcinoembryonic Antigen Ranges After Colorectal Cancer Resection	8
Selected Abstracts	8
Is Ligation of the Intersphincteric Fistula Tract Useful in Crohn’s Disease of the Ileal Pouch Complicated by An Anal Fistula?	8
Robotic Ventral Mesh Rectopexy and Sacrocolpopexy	8
Oral Antibiotics Bowel Preparation Without Mechanical Preparation for Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgeries: Current Practice and Future Prospects	8
Gracilis Muscle Interposition for the Treatment of Rectovaginal Fistula: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis	8
The Louis J. Hirschman Lineage (Hirschman to Nigro): The Rise of a Society and the Fall of a University Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery (Part 1)	8
Primary Care Physicians and Patients Prefer Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening	8
Laparoscopic Resection in Ileocecal Endometrioma	8
Lack of Regular Access to Primary Care Physician Associated With Increased Emergency Department Visits Related to Survivorship Needs Among Rectal Cancer Survivors	8
January 2022 translations	8
Colorectal Cancer Risk is a Family Affair	8
Initial Experience With Single-Port Robotic Right Colectomies: Results of an Investigator-Initiated Investigational Device Exemption Study Using a Novel Single-Port Robotic Platform	8
Flatus Incontinence and Fecal Incontinence: A Case-Control Study	8
Announcements	8
The Impact of Prolonged Operative Time Associated With Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery: A Report From the Surgical Care Outcomes Assessment Program	7
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	7
Response to “Specialization Reduces Cost Associated With Colon Cancer Care: A Cost Analysis”	7

Liposomal Bupivacaine Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks in Laparoscopic Colorectal Resections: A Single-Institution Randomized Controlled Trial	7
Trends for the Surgical Management of Rectal Prolapse in the Elderly: A Contemporary Analysis of the National Quality Improvement Program	7
Bridging Gaps to Improve Care Models for Patients at Risk for Anal Dysplasia and Cancer: A Call to Action	7
Delayed TME Surgery in a Watch-and-Wait Strategy After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer: An Analysis of Hospital Costs and Surgical and Oncological Outcomes	7
V-Y Advancement Flap for Correcting Severe Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease	7
Anastomosis-Related Complications After Stapled Anastomosis With Reinforced Sutures in Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision for Low Rectal Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study	7
Intracorporeal Side-to-End Anastomosis During Robotic Stapled Circular Anastomosis: A Primer	7
Robotic Single-Port Trans-Stomal Proctectomy and Ileal-Pouch Anal Anastomosis Construction With Exoscope-Assisted Transanal Transection and Single-Stapled Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis	7
Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery in Lateral Lymph Node Dissection by Pelvic Floor First Approach	7
The Negative Prognostic Impact of Lymph Node Skip Metastasis in Stage III Colon Cancer With pN1 Disease: A Single-Center and Retrospective Cohort Study	7
Announcements	7
CREATEing Community for Colorectal Surgeon-Scientists	7
Favorable Survival After Screening for Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Benefits of Screening in Young Adults	7
Announcements	7
Robotic Ventral Rectopexy Using Tensor Fascia Lata Graft	7
Expert Commentary on Management of Colorectal Peritoneal Metastases	7
Watch-and-Wait for Rectal Cancer: Insights from American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Members	7
A Mobile Phone App Improves Patient-Physician Communication and Reduces Emergency Department Visits After Colorectal Surgery	7
Conservative Management of Perianal Fistulas Described By İbn Al-Quff Al Karaki (1232–1286 CE): Old Contributions to Modern Practice	7
Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Construction in Obese Patients With Ulcerative Colitis	7
Correlation Between the Distance to Mesorectal Fascia and Prognosis of cT3 Rectal Cancer: Results of a Multicenter Study From China	7
NOBLADS—External Validation of a Risk Scoring System for Severe Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding	7
Recommendations for Optimal Endoscopic Localization of Colorectal Neoplasms: A Delphi Consensus of National Experts	7
Characteristics and Outcomes of Right- Versus Left-Sided Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer	7
Prognostic Significance of Systemic Inflammation Indices by K-ras Status in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer	6
Transabdominal Perineal Hernia Mesh Repair	6
Response to Letter to the Editor	6
Sphinkeeper Prosthesis for Fecal Incontinence	6
Research Perspective on: Association Between Cross-Stapling Technique in Mechanical Colorectal Anastomosis and Short-term Outcomes	6
Abridged Abstracts From the Medical Literature	6
Exploring the Somatic Mutation Landscape of T4N0: A Comparative Perspective on Late Stage II and Stage III Colon Cancer	6
Robotic Low Anterior Resection: Avoiding a Stoma in the Deep Pelvis	6
Total Neoadjuvant Therapy Significantly Increases Complete Clinical Response	6
Lateral Pelvic Nodal Management and Patterns of Failure in Patients Receiving Short-Course Radiation for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer	6
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	6
Expert Commentary on ctDNA Testing for Minimal Residual Disease Assessment and Surveillance	6
Selected Abstracts	6
Double-Barreled Wet Colostomy After Pelvic Exenteration	6
Prognostic Impact of Extramural Lymphatic, Vascular, and Perineural Invasion in Stage II Colon Cancer: A Comparison With Intramural Invasion	6
Correlation of Colorectal Surgical Skill With Patient Outcomes: A Cautionary Tale	6
Prehabilitation for Colorectal Cancer Surgery	6
Providing Value to Patients: Operating Outside the Bubble	6
Being Compassionate	6
June 2024 Translations	6
Perianal and Rectal Lesions in the Monkeypox Outbreak: Correspondence	6
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Anal Fissures	6
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	6
Reply	6
Gracilis Muscle Flap Repair for Rectovesical Fistula After Robotic Prostatectomy	6
EndoRobotic Submucosal Dissection After Total Neoadjuvant Treatment in Rectal Cancer	6
Oncological Outcomes of Intersphincteric Resection Versus Abdominoperineal Resection for ypT3 Low Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis	6
Burnout: Well Done or Medium Rare	6
The History of the New Jersey Salvati-Rubin Colon and Rectal Surgery Residency (Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)	6
Gender and Racial Diversity Among Colon and Rectal Surgery Trainees and Leaders	6
Surgical Repair of Postoperative Perineal Hernia: A Case for the Perineal Approach	6
Perineal Approach, the Closest Approach to the Pelvic Floor, in Perineal Hernia Repair After Abdominoperineal Resection	6
The Specific Aims Page: A Primer	6
Abridged Abstracts from the Medical Literature	6
December 2024 Translations	6
Impact of Intraoperative Decision-Making on Pathological Margin Status in Patients Undergoing Pelvic Exenteration for Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer	6
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	6
Prospective Randomized Trial of Immediate Postoperative Use of Regular Diet Versus Clear Liquid Diet in Major Colorectal Surgery	6
Geographic Disparities by Income in Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	6
Robotic NICE Procedure Using Handsewn Technique	6
Selected Abstracts	5
Lymphocyte-to-C-Reactive Protein Ratio Is the Most Sensitive Inflammation-Based Prognostic Score in Patients With Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer	5
Evaluating the Application of Nail Polish as an Ostomy Baseplate: A Comparative Analysis With Conventional Ostomy Pastes in the Market and a Clinical Trial	5
Effect of Changing Surgical Instruments Before Wound Closure to Prevent Wound Infection in Lower GI Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial	5
Abridged Abstracts From the Medical Literature	5
Numbers Do Not Tell the Whole Story	5
Comment On: Selective Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy in Middle/Low Rectal Cancer	5
Comment On: Impact of Internal Anal Sphincter Division on Continence Disturbance in Female Patients	5
Guideline-Concordant Extended Pharmacologic Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Utilization After Colorectal Cancer Resection Is Low Regardless of Patient Factors or Hospital Characteristics	5
How Do You Code a Low Anterior Resection With a Diverting Loop Ileostomy?	5
Colon and Rectal Surgery Regional Society Meetings	5
Is Dilip’s Transmucosal Internal Sphincterotomy a Modification of Closed Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy?	5
Anal Cancers in Previously Screened Versus Unscreened Patients: Tumor Stage and Treatment Outcomes	5
An Abstract Thought: Can We Report Abstracts in Colorectal Surgery Better?	5
Management of Rectal Stricture After En-Bloc Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for a Circumferential Lateral Spreading Tumor	5
Expert Commentary on Acute Uncomplicated Diverticulitis: Updated Evidence for Same Old Questions	5
Being a Patient	5
A Propensity Score–Matched Analysis of the Impact of Neoadjuvant Radiation Therapy on the Outcomes of Stage II and III Mucinous Rectal Carcinoma	5
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision Versus Anterior Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer: A Propensity Score Matched, Population-Based Study in Catalonia, Spain	5
Systematic Review of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy for Mismatch Repair Deficient Locally Advanced Colon Cancer: An Emerging Strategy	5
Improved Survival After Adjuvant Therapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients With Pathologic Complete Response	5
The Effect of a Temporary Stoma on Long-term Functional Outcomes Following Surgery for Rectal Cancer	5
Robotic Transabdominal Approach to Stoma Creation	5
Impact of Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Cancer Surgery on Quality of Life: A Systematic Review	5
Excisional Hemorrhoidectomy: Closed Technique	5
Leadership: What I Now Understand	5
Ileal Pouch Dysfunction	5
Comment on: Artificial Intelligence-Based Total Mesorectal Excision Plane Navigation in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery	5
Splenic Flexure Mobilization: A Subinferior Mesenteric Vein Approach in a Patient With a Large Renal Cyst	5
Clinicopathological Characteristics and Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer With Heterogenous Staining of Mismatch Repair Protein	5
Measurement of Disease Activity of Pouchitis	5