Current therapy in colon and rectal surgery 2

Extenzively revised, this 2 nd edition focuses exclsively on pratical clinical science and advances in colon and rectal surgery. it continues to provide "expert" perspectives and essential information on current therapies, ranging from new diagnostic modalites and medical therapeutics to surgical treatment options, including minimal acess surgery

Section 1 ANAL AND PERINANAL REGION Chapter 1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Rectum Chapter 2 Hemorrhoids Chapter 3 Anal Fissure Chapter 4 Anal Rectal Abscess Chapter 5 Anal Fistula Chapter 6 Rectal-Vaginal Fistula Chapter 7 Pilondial Sinus Chapter 8 Hidradentitis Suppurativa Chapter 9 Pruritus Ani Chapter 10 Anal Stenosis Chapter 11 Anal and Perianal Warts Chapter 12 Anorectal Venereal Infection Chapter 13 Bowen's Disease and Paget's Disease Chapter 14 Melanoma and Basal Cell Carcinoma Chapter 15 Anal Carcinoma Chapter 16 Ano-Rectal Pain Syndrome Chapter 17 Anorectal Congenital Disorders Chapter 18 Hirschprung's Disease Section II- RECTAL AND PARARECTAL REGION Chapter 19 Anal Incontinence(FecalIncontinence) Chapter 20 Anatomy and Physiology of the Rectum and Colon(Anatomy and Physiology of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus) Chapter 21 Rectal Stricture Chapter 22 Fecal Impaction Chapter 23 Rectal Prolapse Chapter 24 Solitary Rectal Ulcer Chapter 25 Rectocele Chapter 26 Rectal Trauma Chapter 27 Foreign Bodies of the Rectum Chapter 28 Sacral and Retrorectal Tumors Chapter 29 Villous Tumors of the Rectum Chapter 30 Preoperative Evaluation of the Rectal Cancer Patient(Assessment of Operative Risk and Staging) Chapter 31 Cancer of the Rectum, Operative Management and Adjuvant Therapy Chapter 32 Cancer of the Rectum, Local Treatment Chapter 33 Cancer of the Rectum: Follow-up and Management of Local Recurrence Chapter 34 Perineal Hernia Section 3.THE COLON Chapter 35 Preparing the Patient for Surgery Chapter 36 Medical Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis and other Colitides Chapter 37 Ulcerative Colitis: Surgical Treatment (Ulcerative Colitis: Surgical Options) Chapter 38 Management of Toxic Ulcerative Colitis Chapter 39 Anastomotic Complications of Pelvic Pouch Surgery and Management Chapter 40 Pouchitis and Functional Complications of the Pelvic Pouch Chapter 41 Complications of the Kock Pouch (The Continent Ileostomy-Its Complications and Management) Chapter 42 Unhealed Perineal Wound Chapter 43 Crohn's Disease: Medical Management (Medical Treatment of Crohn's Disease) Chapter 44 Crohn's Disease of the Rectum and Colon (Crohn's Colitis) Chapter 45 Crohn's Disease: Perianal (Perianal Crohn's Disease) Chapter 46 Acute Appendicits Chapter 47 Cecal Ulcer Chapter 48 Pseudomembranous Colitis Chapter 49 Cytomegalovirus Ileocolitis and Kaposi's Sarcoma in HIV/AIDS Chapter 50 Medical Treatment of Diverticulitis Chapter 51 Treatment of Diverticulitis Chapter 52 Diverticulitis and Fistula Chapter 53 Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Ectasia, Diverticulitis) Chapter 54 Large Bowel Obstruction Chapter 55 Volvulus of the Colon Chapter 56 Pseudo-obstruction (Lower Bowel) Chapter 57 Management of the Malignant Polyp Chapter 58 Treatment of Colorectal Adenomas (including screening, follow-up, and surveillance) Chapter 59 Molecular Biology of Colorectal Cancer and Implications for Therapy Chapter 60 Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Chapter 61 Desmoid Tumors Chapter 62 Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer (Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer) Chapter 63 Cancer of the Appendix and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Chapter 64 Management of Cancer of the Colon (including Adjuvant Therapy) Chapter 65 Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer Chapter 66 Hepatic Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Chapter 67 Pulmonary Metastases from Colorectal Cancer Chapter 68 Other Colorectal Neoplasms, Nonepithelial Chapter 69 Ischemic Colitis Chapter 70 Management and Treatment of Colonic & Rectal Trauma Chapter 71 Endometriosis of the Colon and Rectum Chapter 72 Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis Chapter 73 Constipation Section 4.SMALL INTESTINE Chapter 74 Small Bowel Obstruction Chapter 75 Short Bowel Syndrome Chapter 76 Crohn's Disease of the Duodenum, Stomach, and Esophagus Chapter 77 Crohn's Disease of the Small Bowel (including Laparoscopy) Chapter 78 Small Bowel Neoplasms Chapter 79 Carcinoid Tumors of the Large and Small Bowel Chapter 80 Enterocutaneous Fistula Chapter 81 Acute and Chronic Ischemia of the Small Bowel(Acute and Chronic Mesentric Ischemia) Chapter 82 Radiation Enteritis and Colitis SECTION V-COMPLICATIONS (OTHER AND MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS Chapter 83 Colorectal Surgery in the High-Risk Patient Chapter 84 Reoperative Pelvic Surgery Chapter 85 Malnutrition (Current Therapy in ColorectalSurgery-Nutritional Support) Chapter 86 Sepsis Following Colorectal Surgery: Prevention & Management Chapter 87 Anastomotic Leak after Colon and Rectal Resections Chapter 88 Complications of Colonoscopy Chapter 89 Management of Hemorrhage during Pelvic Surgery(Reoperative Pelvic Surgery) Chapter 90 Urological Complications of Colorectal Surgery Chapter 91 Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery Chapter 92 Prevention and Management of Stoma Complications Chapter 93 Difficult Wounds and Stomas: Nursing Management Chapter 94 Outcomes of Colorectal Surgery-What to Assess and How

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