The below keywords are provided to give further information regarding each category.

Benign Anorectal

• Hemorrhoids
• Anal fissure
• Abscess
• Fistula
• Rectovaginal fistula
• Anal Stricture
• Pilonidal disease
• Pruritis ani
• Sexually transmitted infections (excluding HPV)

Basic and Translational Science

• Projects aimed at the fundamental understanding of Colorectal Disease development and treatment

Benign Abdominal

• Diverticular disease
• Large bowel obstruction
• Volvulus
• Lower gastrointestinal bleeding
• Endometriosis
• Trauma
• Intestinal stomas
• Colitis (infectious, ischemic, microscopic, radiation induced and C. difficile related),
• Anastomotic issues

Education, Assessment and Practice Management

• Patient education
• Physician education (medical student, resident, fellow, and in-practice)
• Technical skills assessment, and Practice management,
• Maintenance of certification

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Crohn’s disease
• Anorectal Crohn’s disease
• Ileal pouch anal anastomosis

Colon and Rectal cancer

• Adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum
• Neoadjuvant treatment
• Watch and wait
• Adjuvant therapy
• Functional outcomes
• Low anterior resection syndrome
• Local Recurrence
• Transanal excision

Other Neoplasia

• Anal cancer
• Anal dysplasia
• Condyloma
• HPV infection
• Colon polyps
• Colonoscopy
• Advanced Polypectomy techniques
• Neuroendocrine tumors
• Polyposis syndromes
• Presacral tumors
• Appendiceal Neoplasms
• Carcinoid
• GIST
• Lymphoma

Pelvic Floor

• Anal pain
• Fecal incontinence
• Constipation
• Obstructed defecation
• Rectal prolapse
• Sacral Nerve Stimulation
• Functional Bowel Disorders
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Quality and Cost

• Enhanced recovery after surgery
• Administrative databases
• Clinical registries
• Observational studies
• Health care economics
• Quality and safety issues
• Ethical Considerations

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