Current Therapy in Colon and Rectal Surgery

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. Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices. 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 incontinence Rectal stricture Management of fecal impaction Abdominal approaches to rectal prolapse Management of solitary rectal ulcer Rectocele management Rectal foreign bodies Management of sacral and retrorectal tumors Management of rectal villous tumors Evaluation of rectal cancer: assessment of operative risk strategy Cancer of the rectum: neoadjuvant therapy Cancer of the rectum: operative management Rectal cancer: local and transanal treatment Rectal cancer: local recurrence, resection, surgery and follow-up Management of perineal hernia SECTION III THE COLON Preoperative preparation and risk assessment 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 anastomotic complications and management Pouchitis and functional complications of the pelvic pouch The continent ileostomy: evolution, construction and management of complications Unhealed perineal wound Medical treatment of Crohn's disease Management of Crohn's colitis Perianal Crohn's disease: management Cecal ulcer Pseudomembranous colitis Cytomegalovirus ileocolitis and Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis Diverticulitis and fistula: surgical treatment and complications Lower gastrointestinal bleeding Large bowel obstruction Volvulus of the colon Pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie's syndrome) Management of the malignant polyp Treatment of colorectal adenomas: screening, follow-up and surveillance Molecular genetics of colorectal cancer Polyposis syndromes Desmoid tumors Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer Cancer of the appendix and pseudomyxoma peritonei management Surgical management of cancer of the colon Chemotherapy and adjuvant therapies for metastatic colon cancer Management of colorectal liver metastasis Resection of colorectal pulmonary metastases Management of non-epithelial colonic and rectal tumors, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors Management of colonic ischemia Management and Treatment of Colon and Rectal Trauma Endometriosis of the colon and rectum Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis Constipation SECTION IV SMALL INTESTINE Small bowel obstruction Medical management of short bowel syndrome Indications and management of intestinal transplant Crohn's disease of the duodenum, stomach, and esophagus Management of small bowel Crohn's disease Small bowel neoplasms Carcinoid tumors of the large and small bowel Enterocutaneous fistula: small and large bowel Acute and chronic mesenteric ischemia of small intestine Radiation enteritis and proctocolitis SECTION V COMPLICATIONS (AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS) 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 The management of hemorrhage during pelvic surgery Urologic complications of colorectal surgery Prevention and treatment of complications of laparoscopic intestinal surgery Prevention and management of stoma complications Stoma and wound considerations: nursing management Outcomes analysis and measurement of quality of life CPT coding in colorectal surgery Enhanced recovery pathways after colorectal surgery Managing complex ventral hernia during colorectal surgery

Review :
"The comprehensive nature of the book is impressive and the update long overdue. There are some gems, like the chapter on allotransplantation of the bowel, which usually only receives a paragraph or two in other books." - Shauna Lorenzo-Rivero, AB, MD (University of Tennessee College of Medicine - Chattanooga) for Doody's Review Service