Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract. It can be further divided into ulcerative colitis…

The first attempts of intestinal surgery were done in response to emergency conditions, usually a wound. Abu Al Qasim Al…

Right colectomy, or right hemicolectomy, is the surgical removal of the right, or ascending, colon with anastomosis of the remaining…

Rectovaginal fistulas are an abnormal connection between the rectum and vagina. In patients with recurring or persistent rectovaginal fistulas, a…

Diverticulosis refers to abnormal pouching of the colonic wall. The term “divertikel” was coined by Fleischman in 1815. Jean Cruveilhier…

Anal fissures occur when there is a tear in the anal canal that usually extends from the dentate line to…

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women in the U.S. Colorectal cancer is further divided…

Fistulas occur when there is an abnormal connection between two epithelialized surfaces that do not usually connect. Fistula-in-ano refers to…

Anorectal (perirectal) abscesses are usually the result of an infection of the anal glands located at the dentate line. They…

Diverticulitis occurs when there is inflammation of diverticula, the abnormal outpouchings of the colonic wall. Graser first described diverticulitis in…