Acute urinary retention rates following early removal or no placement in colon and rectal surgery: a single-center analysis.

Background: The adequate duration of urinary drainage following colorectal surgery remains debated. The purpose of this study was to compare acute urinary retention (AUR) rates among various durations of urinary catheterization following colon and rectal surgery.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients undergoing elective colorectal resection enrolled in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol from 2018 to 2019.

A large inflammatory fibroid polyp of the rectum removed by transanal excision.

Inflammatory fibroid polyps (IFP) are rare benign lesions arising from the submucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly found in the stomach and small intestine. IFPs are very rarely found in the rectum, with only a few reported cases, and their presentation is quite varied. The patient is a 53 year old male who underwent routine screening colonoscopy, during which a lobular mass of the proximal rectum was discovered.

Evolution of technique in performance of minimally invasive colectomies.

Background: Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery is commonly used in colorectal surgery and provides benefit in complex cases.

Objective: This study examined the minimally invasive surgical trends, patient characteristics, and operative variables unique to patients undergoing hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery.

Design: This was a retrospective medical chart review.

Angiographic embolization for gastroduodenal hemorrhage: safety, efficacy, and predictors of outcome.

Objective: To examine the safety, efficacy, and predictors of outcome of angiographic embolization in the management of gastroduodenal hemorrhage.

Design: Retrospective record review.

Setting: University-affiliated tertiary care center.

Colovesical fistula: not a contraindication to elective laparoscopic colectomy.

Purpose: Traditionally, diverticular fistula was thought to be a contraindication for laparoscopic colectomy. The advent of hand-assisted laparoscopy has allowed repair of a diverticular fistula to be technically feasible laparoscopically. We present our experience with laparoscopic colectomy in patients with diverticular fistulas.

The changing paradigm for the treatment of colonic hemorrhage: superselective angiographic embolization.

Purpose: Colonic bleeding has historically been controlled by the use of localization procedures and surgery. Since our initial experience with superselective embolization of colonic bleeding, it has become our preferred method for the control of lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage. This follow-up study evaluates the Hartford Hospital experience using angiographic methods as the primary modality for the treatment of colonic bleeding.