Background Dogs are the most common companion animal, and therefore not surprisingly a
popular choice for animal-assisted interventions. Dog-assisted interventions are …

Objective: The aim of this randomized multicenter trial was to assess the rate of symptomatic
anastomotic leakage in patients operated on with low anterior resection for rectal cancer and …

Background: Diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscle is a common condition. There are no
generally accepted criteria for diagnosis or treatment of diastasis of the rectus abdominis …

Forty two Crohn's disease patients were followed up after ileocolic resection with regard to
symptoms and endoscopic appearance of the ileocolic anastomosis. Twenty eight patients …

Objective Surgical technique and peri‐operative management of rectal carcinoma have
developed substantially in the last decades. Despite this, morbidity and mortality after …

Early results after rectal cancer surgery in a defined population were compared before and
after the introduction of total mesorectal excision. In the first period (1984–1986) 211 cases …

Background An audit of all patients with rectal cancer in Sweden was launched in 1995. This
is the first report from the Swedish Rectal Cancer Registry (SRCR). Methods Between 1995 …

Randomized Comparison of Straight and Colonic J Pouch Anasto... : Annals of Surgery
Randomized Comparison of Straight and Colonic J Pouch Anastomosis After Low Anterior …

Objective: To analyse the ability of simple clinical and biochemical parameters to predict
glucocorticosteroid (GCS) treatment failure in patients with acute attacks of ulcerative colitis …

Several epidemiological studies have been published regarding the risk of Crohn's disease‐
associated colorectal cancer. The findings are, however, contradictory and it has been …