Anna Spivak

Cytoreductive surgery for peritoneal metastases can result in long-term survival in patients with gastrointestinal and gynecologic malignancies. CRS is traditionally performed via laparotomy but the morbidity of such operations remains a major limiting factor…

INTRODUCTION: Due to its rarity, anal adenocarcinoma (AA) does not have a standardized staging system. The tumor (T) stage of an adenocarcinoma arising from the anal canal could be based on depth of invasion, as for rectal adenocarcinoma, or on size, as in anal squamous cell carcinoma…

INTRODUCTION: Ileal-pouch anal anastomosis (IPAA) is a widely preferred surgical intervention for patients with medically refractory ulcerative colitis, familial adenomatous polyposis, and indeterminate colitis…