Frontiers in Colorectal Disease

ContentsIntroduction Functional Disorders Symposium I—The Basis of Functional Intestinal Symptoms Nervous Control of the Gut Physiological Reactions of the Gastrointestinal Tract To Stress Visceral Pain Mechanisms of Flatulence and Diarrhea Symposium II—Constipation Pathophysiology of Constipation Arbuthnot Lane's Disease: Chronic Intestinal Stasis Megacolon in Adults Constipation: Results of Surgical Treatment Symposium III—Anorectal Incontinence Anorectal Incontinence: Electrophysiological Tests Risk Factors in Childbirth Causing Damage to the Pelvic Floor Innervation Results of Postanal Repair: A Retrospective Study Sphincter Injuries: Indications For, and Results of Sphincter Repair Gracilis Muscle Transposition For Anal Incontinence: Late Results Neoplastic Disease Symposium IV—Adenoma Surveillance Magnitude of Risk For Cancer in Patients with Colorectal Adenomas Polyp Follow-Up: How, Who For and How Often? Follow-Up After Removal of Colorectal Adenomas and Radical Surgery For Colorectal Carcinomas Symposium V—Adenomatous Polyposis The Rectum in Adenomatous Polyposis: The St. Mark's Policy Familial Polyposis HLA and Genetic Marker Studies in Adenomatous Polyposis Symposium VI—Carcinogenesis Experimental Intestinal Carcinogenesis Cancer of the Large Bowel: Human Carcinogenesis Genetic Aspects of Carcinogenesis Symposium VII—Tumour Markers Antibody Markers Radioimmunoscintigraphy of Cancer Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Recurrent Colorectal Cancer Symposium VIII—Staging of Colorectal Cancer Clinicopathological Staging of Colorectal Cancer: Has The Time Arrived? Imaging Clinical Local Staging of Rectal Cancer Symposium IX—Local Excision For Colorectal Cancer Histological Criteria For Local Excision Indications For Local Excision of Rectal Cancer Techniques of Local Surgical Excision For Rectal Carcinoma Symposium X—Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Rectal Cancer: The MRC Trials Pre-Operative Radiotherapy in Operable Rectal Cancer: Interim Report of A Trial Carried Out By The Rectal Cancer Group Radiation Therapy and Rectal Carcinoma: The Princess Margaret Hospital Experience Symposium XI—Screening in Colorectal Cancer Faecal Occult Blood Testing: Sensitivity and Specificity A Control Trial of Faecal Occult Blood Screening For Colorectal Cancer: 2-Year Results The Feasibility of Large Scale Population Screening Dark Red Bleeding As A Marker For Large Bowel Neoplasms: A Pilot Study Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium XII—Ulcerative Colitis: Sphincter-Saving Operations Ileorectal Anastomosis Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Reservoir Ileal 'J' Pouch-Anal Anastomosis Symposium XIII—Ulcerative Colitis: Dysplasia and Cancer Risk Dysplasia and Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Disease The Cancer Risk in Ulcerative Colitis: Surveillance Or Surgery Symposium XIV—Crohn's Disease: Special Problems Crohn's Disease in Childhood Crohn's Disease in Young People The Short Bowel The Management of Internal Fistulae in Crohn's Disease Anal Lesions in Crohn's Disease Original Papers Epidermoid Cancer of the Anus Continuing Experience with Single Layer Appositional Anastomosis in The Large Bowel Effect of Adjuvant Chemo- Or Immunotherapy On The Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer Operated For Cure Evacuation Proctography in Obstructed Defaecation and Rectal Intussuception Intrarectal Ultrasound and Computed Tomography in Pre- and Postoperative Assessment of Patients with Rectal CancerAbstracts for Free Papers Abstracts for Posters Index