Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Rectal Diseases

Follow the links below to find systematic reviews of the evidence of the effectiveness of treatments for rectal diseases.

Reviewed December 2011

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Title:   Non surgical therapy for anal fissure.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anal fissure is a painful ulcer usually occurring in the posterior midline of the skin just outside the entry to the rectum. Its persistence is due to spasm of the internal sphincter muscle. The typical pain of this condition is pain on moving one's bow...
Date:   Sep 2011
Title:   This review assesses the usefulness surgery for anal fissure, a painful ulcer at the anal opening, by comparing the efficacy of various surgical procedures and how likely they are to result in complications.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Does surgery provide a long term cure for anal fissure? Yes, in better than 90% of patients having recommended operative procedures. Such operations include principally partial division of the anal sphincter, or controlled dilation of the narrowed anal ...
Date:   Mar 2011
Title:   Treatment of an anal fistula at the same time as drainage of perianal abscess reduces the chances of recurrent abscess and repeat surgery.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A perianal abscess produces severe pain at or near the back passage (anus) due to an infection with collection of pus (abscess). The treatment is an urgent operation to incise the skin near the anus and drain the pus which relieves the pain. Some pat...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   No major difference between the various surgical interventions for Anorectal fistula used as far as recurrence rates are concerned.
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anorectal fistula is a common surgical problem. The anorectal fistula can be treated by various surgical options. The common surgical options for rectal fistulae are a) to lay open the fistula tract (fistulotomy), orb) to pass a seton (a thread, wire or...
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Healing by primary versus secondary intention after surgical treatment for pilonidal sinus
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Pilonidal sinus is a very common disease of the buttock region which mostly affects young adults (men more than women) and for many with the disease, the condition can be painful and long-lasting (chronic). The disease is thought to arise from ingrowing...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Chronic radiation proctitis (rectal inflammation) affects a small but notable proportion of patients who undergo pelvic radiotherapy
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The aim of this review was to identify the interventions used in the treatment of late radiation proctitis and evaluate the evidence. We have demonstrated that although there are a number of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in this field, they addres...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Pre-operative radiotherapy and curative surgery for the management of localized rectal carcinoma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Optimal preoperative radiotherapi for localized rectal cancer provide a modest improvement in overall survival, definite improvement in local recurrences, modest increase in the proportion of patients undergoing curative surgery, but is also accompanied...
Date:   Dec 2006

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