Management of Anal Fistula with Crohn's Disease.

Crohn's disease (CD) causes gastrointestinal symptoms (i.e., diarrhea and abdominal pain), systemic symptoms (i.

Single-incision laparoscopic total colectomy using an organ retractor: A case report.

Introduction: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has benefits, including less postoperative pain, a shorter incision, and improved cosmesis. However, SILS is technically difficult because of the limited movement. An organ retractor is an instrument that has the potential to overcome these limitations.

Prognostic value of the preoperative prognostic nutritional index in oldest-old patients with colorectal cancer.

Background: The prognostic nutritional index (PNI), which is calculated using serum albumin and the peripheral lymphocyte count, is a simple and useful score for predicting the prognosis in patients with various cancers. The correlation between the preoperative PNI and long-term outcomes is unclear in oldest-old patients with colorectal cancer.

Methods: A total of 84 consecutive patients ≥ 85 years old who underwent resection for primary colon adenocarcinoma at our institution between April 2008 and March 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.