An Ode to Colo-rectal Surgery

A BSTRACT In surgical academia, where prose and precision often overshadow poetry, the humble colon and rectum seldom receive lyrical celebration. This ode offers a light-hearted yet scholarly tribute to colorectal surgery and its practitioners – those who daily balance physiology and philosophy, continence, and compassion. Moreover, a warm welcome to the new editorial leadership of Professor Kaushik Bhattacharya, whose scholarship and style promise to guide the journal’s next chapter with clarity and grace.