Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon (JARC) is the official peer-reviewed and open-access journal of the Japan Society of Coloproctology. The Journal’s aim is to advance knowledge of coloproctology-related studies, and to promote the standards in research and conduct of physicians, surgeons, proctologists and all other professionals engaged in the field of coloproctology worldwide. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, practice guidelines, clinical research, case reports, “How I do it”, and letters to the editor.

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Published by The Japan Society of Coloproctology

360 registered articles
(updated on March 01, 2026)

Online ISSN : 2432-3853
ISSN-L : 2432-3853

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2026 Volume 10 Issue 1

Robot Assisted Low Anterior Resection for Obese Rectal Cancer Patients: A Single-center Analysis of Short-term Outcomes Fuminori Teraishi, Yusuke Yoshida, Ryohei Shoji, Nobuhiko Kanaya, Yuki Matsumi, Kunitoshi Shigeyasu, Yoshitaka Kondo, Shunsuke Kagawa, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara
Novel Preoperative Cancer-Specific Glasgow Prognostic Score Strongly Predicts Survival in Stage II/III Colorectal Cancer Teppei Kamada, Yasuhiro Takano, Keisuke Goto, Shu Tsukihara, Tadashi Abe, Yasunobu Kobayashi, Yuta Imaizumi, Shunjin Ryu, Yasuhiro Takeda, Masahisa Ohkuma, Makoto Kosuge, Ken Eto
Risk Factors for Colostomy after Chemoradiotherapy in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus: A Nationwide, Multicenter Analysis in Japan Atsushi Kohyama, Shinobu Ohnuma, Michiaki Unno, Yoichi Ajioka, Kenichi Sugihara, Kazutaka Yamada
Pathological Response of Locally Recurrent Rectal Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Yuichiro Yokoyama, Kosuke Ozaki, Hiroaki Nozawa, Kazuhito Sasaki, Koji Murono, Shigenobu Emoto, Kensuke Kaneko, Hiroyuki Matsuzaki, Shinya Abe, Yuzo Nagai, Takahide Shinagawa, Soichiro Ishihara

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Japanese Classification of Colorectal, Appendiceal, and Anal Carcinoma: the 3d English Edition [Secondary Publication]

Released on J-STAGE: October 30, 2019 | Volume 3 Issue 4 Pages 175-195

Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum
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Latest Research Trends on the Management of Hemorrhoids

Released on J-STAGE: April 25, 2025 | Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 179-191

Sung Il Kang
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A Clinical Investigation into the Long-term Use and Safety of Killed Escherichia coli Suspension-Hydrocortisone Combination Ointment for the Treatment of Hemorrhoids

Released on J-STAGE: April 25, 2025 | Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 213-217

Shota Takano, Kosuke Sugimoto, Yoshinobu Kikukawa, Yasushi Nakamura, Yasue Irei, Hirotaka Hamada, Yoriyuki Tsuji
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Lateral Pelvic Recurrence in Rectal Cancer Is Not Local Recurrence but Lymphatic Metastasis

Released on J-STAGE: April 25, 2025 | Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 225-236

Shigeo Toda, Naoko Inoshita, Shuichiro Matoba, Yusuke Maeda, Kosuke Hiramatsu, Yudai Fukui, Yutaka Hanaoka, Masashi Ueno, Hiroya Kuroyanagi, Fumihiko Ishikawa, Kenichi Ohashi
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Efficacy and Safety of a New Technique Combining Injection Sclerotherapy and External Hemorrhoidectomy for Prolapsed Hemorrhoids: A Single-center Observational Study

Released on J-STAGE: October 25, 2024 | Volume 8 Issue 4 Pages 331-339

Tatsuya Abe, Masao Kunimoto, Yoshikazu Hachiro, Akane Ito, Kenji Watanabe, Shigenori Ota, Kei Ohara, Mitsuhiro Inagaki, Yusuke Saitoh, Masanori Murakami

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