Full Description
This thoroughly revised and extended second edition of the book clearly explains the nature of colon polyps and their relationship to colorectal cancer in light of new developments. It discusses in detail new topics, including polyp development, risk factors and prevention measures, and also describes surgical, medical oncology and radiotherapy treatments of colon cancer. In cases of advanced colon cancer, it clearly demonstrates how to perform surgical interventions in the presence of urinary tract metastases and gynecologic organ metastases. The book also includes chapters on medical treatment and radiotherapy in distant metastases of colorectal cancer. Further, it presents resection of liver metastases and transplantation options. Carefully examining the risk factors, and the treatment of colon cancer from the early to the advanced stages, the book is invaluable not only for medical specialists and students, but also for general readers and patients.
Contents
Anatomy of the colon, rectum and anus.- Anesthesia in colonoscopy.- Colonoscopy.- Colon Polyps, Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer in Pregnancy.- Colonoscopy and infectious diseases.- Information on colon polyps in terms of gastroenterology.- Role of imaging in colorectal cancers.- Surgical Management of Colorectal Polyps.- Colon polyps and their pathologic characteristics.- Trends, Risk Factors and Preventions In Colorectal Cancer.- Anesthesia practices in colorectal cancer surgery.- Cardiac assessment in non-cardiac surgery.- Surgical treatment approaches to the colorectal cancers in the light of the current guidelines.- Appendix tumors.- Surgical Treatment of Colon Cancer (open and laparoscopic surgery).- Open and laparoscopic surgery in rectal cancers.- Robotic surgery in colorectal patologies.- Complications of Colorectal Surgery.- Intestinal Ostomies .- Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (hipec) in the treatment of colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis .- Follow-up of patients with surgical colorectal cancer resection .- Infectious diseases approach to colorectal surgery.- Pathologic Features of Colorectal Carcinomas.- Genetic Knowledge of Colorectal Cancer.- Pediatric surgical perspective to colon polyps and colorectal carcinomas.- Surgical anatomy of the liver and biliary tree.- Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases.- Liver resections in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.- Liver transplantation for non resectable colorectal cancer liver metastasis.- Interventional radiology in general practice of colorectal cancer.- Interventional radiology in management of colorectal carcinoma metastasis.- Radiotherapy in Early Stage and Local Advanced Rectal Cancer.- Radiotherapy in recurrent and metastatic rectal cancer.- Systemic chemotherapy in colorectal cancer.- Urological manifestations of colorectal malignancies and surgical management of urological complications during colorectal cancer surgeries.- Gynecology for metastatic colorectal cancer.
