Developing a national colorectal educational agenda: a survey of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.

Aim: In order to develop its education agenda, the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) sought the opinion of its members on current coloproctology training needs. The aims of this study were to canvass multidisciplinary needs and explore the perceived gaps and barriers to meeting them.

Method: A learner-needs analysis was performed between July 2015 and October 2016.

Recurrence rate after Delorme's procedure with simultaneous placement of a Thiersch suture.

Introduction Rectal prolapse is a debilitating condition usually affecting elderly women. The management is generally surgical but the optimal operation remains unclear. The recurrence rate after Delorme's procedure has been found to be similar to that for an abdominal approach.

Synthetic or biological mesh use in laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy--a systematic review.

Aim: Laparoscopic ventral mesh rectopexy (VMR) is a surgical option for internal and external rectal prolapse with low perioperative morbidity and low recurrence rates. Use of synthetic mesh in the pelvis may be associated with complications such as fistulation, erosion and dyspareunia. Biological meshes may avoid these complications, but the long-term outcome is uncertain.

Comparing no-touch and tympanic thermometer temperature recordings.

Temperature is a vital sign which can be measured using various types of clinical thermometers. Pulmonary artery temperature is considered the 'gold standard', but this measurement is not usually clinically practical. There is currently no consensus for optimal alternative site or equipment.

Syntheses, Crystal Structures, Spectroscopic Characterization, and Electrochemical Studies of the Ditungsten(III) Complexes Cl(3)W(&mgr;-L)(3)WCl(3) and [Cl(3)W(&mgr;-L)(2)(&mgr;-Cl)WCl(3)](-) (L = 1,4-Dithiane, 1,4-Thioxane, pms = Pentamethylene Sulfide). C-S Bond Cleavage of the Bridging Thioether(s) in Cl(3)W(&mgr;-L)(3)WCl(3).

Reduction of WCl(4) with 1 equiv of sodium amalgam, in the presence of either a refluxing toluene or neat solution of the desired thioether, produces a mixture of Cl(3)W(&mgr;-L)(3)WCl(3) (L = 1,4-dithiane (1), 1,4-thioxane (2), pms = pentamethylene sulfide (3)) and [Na][Cl(3)W(&mgr;-L)(2)(&mgr;-Cl)WCl(3)] (L = 1,4-dithiane (4), 1,4-thioxane (5), pms (6)). 4 and 5 could be converted to 1 and 2, respectively, in the presence of excess L in refluxing toluene. The structures of 1, 2, 3, 7, and 8 have been solved.