Primary repair of colon injuries: clinical study of nonselective approach.

Background: This study was designed to determine the role of primary repair and to investigate the possibility of expanding indications for primary repair of colon injuries using nonselective approach.

Methods: Two groups of patients were analyzed. Retrospective (RS) group included 30 patients managed by primary repair or two stage surgical procedure according to criteria published by Stone (S/F) and Flint (Fl).

Perineal endometriosis in episiotomy scar with anal sphincter involvement: report of two cases and review of the literature.

Perineal endometriosis with anal sphincter involvement is a rare occurrence with only nine cases reported so far. Two such cases are presented, and the literature is reviewed. In presented cases, diagnosis was suspected at clinical exam.

Outcome of overlapping anal sphincter repair after 3 months and after a mean of 80 months.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the functional results of anal sphincter repair after a long follow-up (mean 80.1 months).

Methods: In the period 1990-2002, 65 sphincter repairs were performed.