&NA;This review covers the past year's literature on miscellaneous colorectal surgical conditions including uncommon neoplastic disease, ischemic colitis, colonic perforations, vascular malformations, and volvulus. New surgical techniques are reviewed and brief reports on infectious conditions, duodenocolic fistulas, and the usefulness of rectal examination are given.Current Opinion in Gastroenterology 1992,8:63‐69