From January 2001 through December 2004, 229 patients underwent colonic resection with MBE testing. The gender was male in 49%, the mean age 61 yrs (46–87) and length of stay 6.4 days (1.7–11.1).

Little is known regarding the clinical and, in particular, pathological manifestations of patients with isolated colonic Crohn's disease. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and ...

Background. Intraoperative testing of colonic anastomoses is routine in assuring anastamotic integrity. We sought to determine the efficacy of the methylene blue enema (MBE) as an intraoperative test ...