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Title Current therapy in colon and rectal surgery / edited by the late Victor W. Fazio, James M. Church, Conor P. Delaney, Ravi P. Kiran
Edition Third edition
Published Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier, [2017]
©2017

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 500 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Current therapy
Current therapy series. 0831-8689
Contents Anatomy and physiology of the colon, rectum, and anal canal -- Hemorrhoids -- Chronic anal fissure -- Anorectal abscess -- Anal fistula -- Rectovaginal fistula -- Pilonidal sinus -- Perianal hidradenitis suppurativa -- Management of pruritus ani -- Cause and management of anal stenosis -- Management of anal and perianal warts -- Anorectal venereal infections -- Management of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (formerly Bowen disease) and Paget disease -- Anal melanoma and basal cell cancer of the perianal region -- Anal carcinoma -- Pelvic pain -- Anorectal congenital disorders -- Hirschsprung disease -- Fecal incontinence -- Rectal stricture : etiology and management -- Management of fecal impaction -- Rectal prolapse -- Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome -- Rectocele -- Rectal foreign bodies -- Diagnosis and management of sacral and retrorectal tumors -- Management of rectal villous tumors -- Preoperative evaluation of the patient with rectal cancer : staging and strategy -- Cancer of the rectum : neoadjuvant therapy -- Cancer of the rectum : operative management -- Local treatment of rectal cancer -- Locally recurrent rectal cancer : management and follow-up -- Perineal hernia -- Preoperative preparation of the patient for colon and rectal surgery -- Medical treatment of ulcerative colitis and other colitides -- Chronic ulcerative colitis : surgical options -- Management of acute toxic colitis and megacolon -- Pelvic pouch : complications and their management -- Pouchitis and functional complications of the pelvic pouch -- Continent ileostomy -- Unhealed perineal wound -- Medical management of Crohn disease -- Management of Crohn colitis -- Management of perianal Crohn disease -- Cecal ulcer -- Pseudomembranous clostridium difficile colitis -- Cytomegalovirus ileocolitis and Kaposi sarcoma in HIV/AIDS -- Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis -- Surgical treatment of diverticulitis and its complications -- Lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage -- Large bowel obstruction -- Colonic volvulus -- Colonic pseudo- obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) -- Management of the malignant polyp -- Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance -- Molecular genetics of colorectal cancer -- Polyposis syndromes -- Desmoid disease -- Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer and lynch syndrome -- Cancer of the appendix and pseudomyxoma peritonei syndrome -- Surgical management of cancer of the colon -- Management of metastatic colorectal cancer -- Management of colorectal liver metastasis -- Colorectal metastases to the lung -- Nonepithelial colorectal tumors -- Management of colonic ischemia -- Colon and rectal trauma -- Endometriosis of the colon and rectum -- Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis -- Constipation -- Small bowel obstruction -- Medical management of short bowel syndrome -- Surgery for gut failure : auto-reconstruction and allo-transplantation -- Crohn disease of the duodenum, stomach, and esophagus -- Management of small bowel Crohn disease -- Small bowel neoplasms -- Neuroendocrine tumors of the small and large intestine -- Enterocutaneous fistulas -- Acute and chronic mesenteric ischemia -- Radiation enteritis and proctocolitis -- Colorectal surgery in the high-risk patient -- Reoperative pelvic surgery -- Nutritional support in colorectal surgery -- Prevention and management of sepsis -- Management of anastomotic leak -- Complications of colonoscopy -- Management of hemorrhage during pelvic surgery -- Urologic issues in colorectal surgery -- Prevention and treatment of complications of laparoscopic colorectal surgery -- Prevention and management of ostomy complications -- Stoma and wound considerations : nursing management -- Measuring outcomes -- Medical documentation and coding for the colorectal surgeon -- Enhanced recovery pathways after colorectal surgery -- Managing complex ventral/parastomal hernias in colorectal surgical patients
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from electronic title page (AccessMedicine, viewed June 15, 2018)
Subject Colon (Anatomy) -- Surgery.
Rectum -- Surgery.
Colonic Diseases -- surgery
Rectal Diseases -- surgery
Colorectal Surgery
Colon -- surgery
Rectum -- surgery
MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
Colon (Anatomy) -- Surgery
Rectum -- Surgery
Form Electronic book
Author Fazio, Victor W., 1940-2015, editor.
Church, James M., editor.
Delaney, C. P. (Conor Patrick), editor.
Kiran, Ravi P., editor.
ISBN 0323296912
9780323296915