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| Richard NelsonSummaryAffiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago Country: USA Publications
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A review of operative procedures for anal fissureRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Gastrointest Surg 6:284-9. 2002
Time trends in distal colorectal cancer subsite location related to age and how it affects choice of screening modalityR L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago 60612, USA
J Surg Oncol 69:235-8. 1998....
Risk factors for the development of fecal and urinary incontinence in Wisconsin nursing home residentsRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Room 2204, Mail Code 957, 1740 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Maturitas 52:26-31. 2005..To determine factors associated with the development of urinary and fecal incontinence in nursing homes...
Systematic review of prophylactic nasogastric decompression after abdominal operationsR Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital, Mail Code 957, Room 2204, 1740 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Br J Surg 92:673-80. 2005..This meta-analysis of published studies examines the efficacy of this practice after abdominal surgery in achieving each of these goals...
A survey of individual preference for colorectal cancer screening techniqueRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
BMC Cancer 4:76. 2004..Due to the low participation in colorectal cancer screening, public preference for colorectal cancer screening modality was determined...
A systematic review of medical therapy for anal fissureRichard Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 47:422-31. 2004..This is a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials to assess the efficacy and morbidity of medical therapies for anal fissure...
Epidemiology of fecal incontinenceRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, USA
Gastroenterology 126:S3-7. 2004..Epidemiologic investigations of both disorders should be performed jointly because the conditions are so often comorbid...
Bone mineral density and the subsequent risk of cancer in the NHANES I follow-up cohortRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
BMC Cancer 2:22. 2002....
Carcinoma in situ of the colorectum: SEER trends by race, gender, and total colorectal cancerR L Nelson
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
J Surg Oncol 71:123-9. 1999..The hypothesis being tested is that CIS will be far less common in blacks than in whites and that rates of CIS should be increasing in whites from 1973 to 1994...
Is hereditary hemochromatosis a balanced polymorphism: an analysis of family size among hemochromatosis heterozygotesR L Nelson
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor Street, Room 2204, m c 957, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Hepatogastroenterology 48:523-6. 2001..Evidence for this was sought by assessing reproductive success among hemochromatosis heterozygotes through determining their family size and incidence of miscarriage when compared to nongene carriers...
Assessment of the usefulness of a diagnostic test: a survey of patient preference for diagnostic techniques in the evaluation of intestinal inflammationR L Nelson
Department of Surgery, Section of Nuclear Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, USA
BMC Med Res Methodol 1:5. 2001..Mean rank scores were calculated, test ranks compared within groups and significance determined by the Wilcoxon rank test...
Risk of disease in siblings of patients with hereditary hemochromatosisR L Nelson
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Chicago, Ill 60612, USA
Digestion 64:120-4. 2001..The health histories of siblings of HH patients are reported...
Urinary incontinence in Wisconsin skilled nursing facilities: prevalence and associations in common with fecal incontinenceR Nelson
Departments of Surgery and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
J Aging Health 13:539-47. 2001..This article reports the characteristics associated with fecal incontinence (FI) in a nursing home population that are also associated with urinary incontinence (UI)...
Anorectal abscess fistula: what do we know?Richard Nelson
University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor, m c 957, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
Surg Clin North Am 82:1139-51, v-vi. 2002..Important gaps in our knowledge and subjects for new trials are also discussed...
Treatment of fistulas-in-ano with fibrin sealant in combination with intra-adhesive antibiotics and/or surgical closure of the internal fistula openingMarc Singer
Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 48:799-808. 2005..In an attempt to improve the success rate, we examined three modifications of the sealant procedure: the addition of cefoxitin to the sealant, surgical closure of the primary opening, or both...
Malone antegrade continent enema: an alternative to resection in severe defecation disordersM Poirier
Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor, Room 2204, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 50:22-8. 2007..This study was designed to evaluate patient self-reported outcome of the Malone antegrade continent enema at a single institution in patients suffering from severe defecatory disorders...
Treatment of anal fissureRichard L Nelson
BMJ 327:354-5. 2003
A systematic review of hepatic artery chemotherapy after hepatic resection of colorectal cancer metastatic to the liverRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612 7238, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 47:739-45. 2004..To enhance survival, chemotherapy has been delivered directly to the liver postresection via the hepatic artery. This study was designed to assess the effect of posthepatic resection, hepatic artery chemotherapy on overall survival...
Prognostic significance of DCC and p27Kip1 in colorectal cancerJames T Wu
Department of Pathology, University of Illinois, Chicago, Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 13:45-54. 2005..87; 95% confidence interval, 0.58-1.29; P=0.49). The present study demonstrated that the expression of neither DCC nor p27Kip1 was predictive in poor survival outcome in patients with stage II or III colorectal cancer...
Primary repair of penetrating colon injuries: a systematic reviewMarc A Singer
Department of Surgery, The University of Illinois Hospital at Chicago, USA
Dis Colon Rectum 45:1579-87. 2002..25-0.76) all significantly favored primary repair. CONCLUSION: Meta-analysis of currently published randomized, controlled trials favors primary repair over fecal diversion for penetrating colon injuries...
A systematic review of the efficacy of cesarean section in the preservation of anal continenceRichard L Nelson
Department of Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S57AU, United Kingdom
Dis Colon Rectum 49:1587-95. 2006..We perform a systematic review of published reports that compare anal incontinence risk by mode of delivery...
Bowel preparation: Give it upRichard L Nelson
BMJ 336:110. 2008
