Background: Ideal operative timing for non-emergent, acute diverticulitis (AD) remains unclear. Medical management is initiallyattempted to convert a high risk urgent surgery to a less morbid elective surgery, or to avoid ...

Background: Water used as a single sharp stream in toilet commode for post defecation cleansing is a common practice in severalcountries across the globe including India. Repeated hitting of the anus by water stream could ...

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) questionnaire is a disease-specific questionnaire to measure the health relatedquality of life (QOL) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Objectives: The current study ...

Background: Perianal abscesses remain one of the most frequent surgical cases encountered by both general and colorectal surgeons.The use of broad-spectrum empirical antibiotics for perianal abscesses after drainage also ...