Leiomyosarcoma of the Anal Canal: Case Report and Review of the Literature

The American Surgeon;  January 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......rare case of a leiomyosarcoma of the anal canal is presented. A 68-year-old male presented...lesion), and extending 6 cm into the anal canal. Colonoscopy revealed an ulcerated area in the anal canal, of which biopsies revealed high-grade...

(book reviews)

American Family Physician;  March 1, 1989 ;     118 words ...Diseases of the Colon, Rectum, and Anal Canal This is a superb textbook for physicians...with disorders of the colon, rectum and anal canal. The book is comprised of chapters written...affecting the large intestine and the anal canal; radiographic methods of diagnosis; endoscopy...

Opting for benign neglect in pediatric vaginal wart infections.(Clinical...

Pediatric News;  April 1, 2007 ;     274 words ......pediatric vaginal infections require treatment, asymptomatic condyloma acuminatum and molluscum contagiosum are exceptions, according to...University of Texas at Galveston. Dr. Berenson explained that condyloma acuminatum--caused by the human papillomavirus (usually a low-risk...

Anal carcinoma or "just hemorrhoids"?

The American Surgeon;  November 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Cancers of the anal margin and anal canal are extremely rare and often misdiagnosed...outcome. CANCERS OF THE anal margin and anal canal are extremely rare and often misdiagnosed...anatomic definitions of anal margin and anal canal tumors have varied making comparison...

condyloma acuminatum

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      81 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 condyloma acuminatum acuminate wart venereal wart, pl. condylomata acuminata, a soft, wartlike growth common on the genitals. It is caused by a virus...

Defecation disorders and the role of defecography. (includes related...

Radiologic Technology;  May 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......periodic drops in pressure in the upper anal canal, believed to be the result of relaxation...with the sensitive tissue of the lower anal canal in order to determine the physical nature...it more difficult to push through the anal canal. Once the decision has been made to defecate...

California Inventors Develop Intestines Dysfunctions Treatment Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 22, 2008 ;     245 words ......assembly for treating tissue in the anal canal uses a barrel structure having a dimension...be conducive for insertion into an anal canal according to an anatomic condition assessed within the anal canal. An electrode is carried by the barrel...

Hemorrhoid surgery with less pain, quicker recovery

Herald News, The (Joliet, IL);  June 25, 2003 ;     529 words ......device to lift up, or reposition, the anal canal tissue, thus reducing blood flow to the...performed above the pain line inside the anal canal. This means relatively few nerve endings...Hemorrhoids are natural tissue found in the anal canal. Disease results when the tissue enlarges...

Q & A: Ms. Codit

Dermatology Times;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......verruca vulgaris, verruca plantaris, condyloma acuminatum, molluscum contagiosum and genital...Vulgaris, Warts (infectious) 078.11 Condyloma acuminatum 078.19 Other specified viral warts...there's no clear choice. Are the warts condyloma acuminatum? Condyloma? Infectious? Genital...

Update on Management of Carcinoma of the Anal Canal.(Brief Article)

American Family Physician;  September 1, 2000 ;     637 words ......current management strategies. Most of the anal canal is lined by squamous mucosa. Tumors that...examination of the rectal area and the anal canal. Tumor size is the most important prognostic...standard of care for treating tumors of the anal canal has historically been ...

Common Anorectal Conditions: Part II. Lesions.

American Family Physician;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......primary care physician's office using simple techniques. Condyloma Acuminatum Patients are often unaware that condylomata can arise...agents or modalities can be used to successfully treat condyloma acuminatum.(3) Trichloroacetic acid (TCA) 85 percent can be applied...

Results of PPH Hemorrhoid Treatment Trial Presented at the 17th World...

PR Newswire;  October 15, 2004 ;     570 words ......lifts up or repositions the mucosa, or anal canal tissue, and reduces blood flow to the...pain line, or dentate line, inside the anal canal. The advantage is that this method affects...natural and necessary tissue found in the anal canal. Hemorrhoidal disease results when the...

Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy: A Review of Our Early Experience

The American Surgeon;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......hemorrhoid and overlying anoderm via an anal canal incision. Unfortunately, although safe...dentate line and somatic innervation of the anal canal, the obvious potential benefits include...general, regional, or local technique. The anal canal was dilated digitally and the supplied...

New York Inventor Develops Baby Rectal Thermometer

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 10, 2008 ;     335 words ......first remove the thermometer from the anal canal. The first and second sides form a concave...which can be fully inserted into the anal canal without concern for over-insertion. The...down the entry of the probe within the anal canal. Finally, the rectal thermometer includes...

anal canal

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia;      60 words ...The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 anal canal, the end of the intestinal tract, about 4 cm (1 inch) long, that ends at the anus. The ideas, procedures and suggestions contained...