Description
For more than 25 years, Current Therapy in Colon and Rectal Surgery has been the go-to resource for preparing for the American Board of Surgery certification exam. Following in this tradition, the 3rd Edition offers a comprehensive, contemporary summary of treatment options for colorectal diseases, with a focus on practical clinical science and applications. In a single, portable volume, you'll find complete coverage of new diagnostic modalities, medical therapeutics, and surgical treatment options, including minimally invasive surgery. Easy to read and digest, it provides a quick consultation with experts on the essentials of colon and rectal surgery.- Consult this title for a quick overview before you enter the OR, and use it as a review tool for board certification and recertification.- Nearly 100 succinct chapters, just 3 or 4 pages each, written by leading experts in colorectal surgery.- Five chapters devoted exclusively to different aspects of rectal cancer.- Other key topics include minimally invasive surgery, reparative surgery, maturing outcomes, and managing surgical risk.- New chapters focus on hot topics such as intestinal transplants, enhanced recovery programs, and the management of peristomal hernias.- Updated information on the molecular biology of colorectal cancer and its implications for therapy.
Table of Contents
Management of fecal incontinenceRectal strictureManagement of fecal impactionAbdominal approaches to rectal prolapseManagement of solitary rectal ulcerRectocele managementRectal foreign bodiesManagement of sacral and retrorectal tumorsManagement of rectal villous tumorsEvaluation of rectal cancer: assessment of operative risk strategyCancer of the rectum: neoadjuvant therapyCancer of the rectum: operative managementRectal cancer: local and transanal treatmentRectal cancer: local recurrence, resection, surgery and follow-upManagement of perineal herniaSECTION III THE COLONPreoperative preparation and risk assessment of the patient for colon and rectal surgeryMedical treatment of ulcerative colitis and other colitidesChronic ulcerative colitis: surgical optionsManagement of acute toxic colitis and megacolonPelvic pouch anastomotic complications and managementPouchitis and functional complications of the pelvic pouchThe continent ileostomy: evolution, construction and management of complicationsUnhealed perineal woundMedical treatment of Crohn's diseaseManagement of Crohn's colitisPerianal Crohn's disease: managementCecal ulcerPseudomembranous colitisCytomegalovirus ileocolitis and Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDSDiagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitisDiverticulitis and fistula: surgical treatment and complicationsLower gastrointestinal bleedingLarge bowel obstructionVolvulus of the colonPseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome)Management of the malignant polypTreatment of colorectal adenomas: screening, follow-up and surveillanceMolecular genetics of colorectal cancerPolyposis syndromesDesmoid tumorsHereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancerCancer of the appendix and pseudomyxoma peritonei managementSurgical management of cancer of the colonChemotherapy and adjuvant therapies for metastatic colon cancerManagement of colorectal liver metastasisResection of colorectal pulmonary metastasesManagement of non-epithelial colonic and rectal tumors, and gastrointestinal stromal tumorsManagement of colonic ischemiaManagement and Treatment of Colon and Rectal TraumaEndometriosis of the colon and rectumPneumatosis cystoides intestinalisConstipationSECTION IV SMALL INTESTINESmall bowel obstructionMedical management of short bowel syndromeIndications and management of intestinal transplantCrohn's disease of the duodenum, stomach, and esophagusManagement of small bowel Crohn's diseaseSmall bowel neoplasmsCarcinoid tumors of the large and small bowelEnterocutaneous fistula: small and large bowelAcute and chronic mesenteric ischemia of small intestineRadiation enteritis and proctocolitisSECTION V COMPLICATIONS (AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS)Colorectal surgery in the high-risk patientReoperative pelvic surgeryNutritional support in colorectal surgeryPrevention and management of sepsisManagement of anastomotic leakComplications of colonoscopyThe management of hemorrhage during pelvic surgeryUrologic complications of colorectal surgeryPrevention and treatment of complications of laparoscopic intestinal surgeryPrevention and management of stoma complicationsStoma and wound considerations: nursing managementOutcomes analysis and measurement of quality of lifeCPT coding in colorectal surgeryEnhanced recovery pathways after colorectal surgeryManaging complex ventral hernia during colorectal surgery
