THE ASCRS TEXTBOOK OF COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY

The ASCRS Textbook Of Colorectal Surgery is the first official textbook of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, adhering to the principals of evidence-based practice and utilizing ASCRS practice parameters. Each chapter correlates with the core curriculum developed by the Program Director's Association in Colorectal Surgery. Chapters include Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Perioperative Management. A ground-breaking online component is updated periodically with new information for the busy surgeon. Offering 56 chapters and more than 800 illustrations, including 64 color, this is a must-have reference for residents and fellows in training, as well as practicing surgeons.

Written for:

Colorectal surgeons, fellows in Colorectal Surgery, general surgeons, residents in General Surgery

Contents

• Foreword by Robert Fry
• Preface
• Contributors
  
• 1 Anatomy and Embryology of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus
  José Marcio Neves Jorge and Angelita Habr-Gama
• 2 Physiology: Colonic
  Tracy L. Hull
• 3 Anal Physiology
  Susan M. Parker and John A. Coller
• 4 Physiologic Testing
  Lee E. Smith and Garnet J. Blatchford
• 5 Diagnostic Evaluations—Endoscopy: Rigid, Flexible Complications
  Santhat Nivatvongs and Kenneth A. Forde
• 6 Diagnostic Evaluations—Radiology, Nuclear Scans, PET, CT Colography
  Matthew G. Mutch, Elisa H. Birnbaum, and Christine O. Menias
• 7 Endoluminal Ultrasound
  Donald G. Kim and W. Douglas Wong
• 8 Preoperative Management—Risk Assessment, Medical Evaluation, and Bowel Preparation
  Conor P. Delaney and John M. MacKeigan
• 9 Postoperative Management: Pain and Anesthetic, Fluids and Diet
  Tracey D. Arnell and Robert W. Beart, Jr.
• 10 Postoperative Complications
  David W. Dietz and H. Randolph Bailey
• 11 Benign Anorectal: Hemorrhoids
  José R. Cintron and Herand Abcarian
• 12 Benign Anorectal: Anal Fissure
  Sharon L. Dykes and Robert D. Madoff
• 13 Benign Anorectal: Abscess and Fistula
  Carol-Ann Vasilevsky and Philip H. Gordon
• 14 Benign Anorectal: Rectovaginal Fistulas
  Ann C. Lowry and Barton Hoexter
• 15 Pilonidal Disease and Hidradenitis Suppurativa
  Jeffery M. Nelson and Richard P. Billingham
• 16 Perianal Dermatology and Pruritus Ani
  Charles O. Finne
• 17 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  Charles B. Whitlow and Lester Gottesman
• 18 Benign Colon: Diverticular Disease
  Alan G. Thorson and Stanley M. Goldberg
• 19 Colonic Volvulus
  Michael D. Hellinger and Randolph M. Steinhagen
• 20 Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  Frank G. Opelka, J. Byron Gathright, Jr., and David E. Beck
• 21 Endometriosis
  Michael J. Snyder and Steven J. Stryker
• 22 Colon and Rectal Trauma and Rectal Foreign Bodies
  Demetrios Demetriades and Ali Salim
• 23 Colorectal Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Molecular Basis
  Nancy N. Baxter and Jose G. Guillem
• 24 Screening for Colorectal Neoplasms
  Thomas E. Read and Philip F. Caushaj
• 25 Polyps
  Marcus J. Burnstein and Terry C. Hicks
• 26 Polyposis Syndromes
  Robin K. S. Phillips and Susan K. Clark
• 27 Colon Cancer Evaluation and Staging
  Eric G. Weiss and Ian Lavery
• 28 Surgical Management of Colon Cancer
  Anthony J. Senagore and Robert Fry
• 29 The Preoperative Staging of Rectal Cancer
  Jonathan E. Efron and Juan J. Nogueras
• 30 Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer
  Ronald Bleday and Julio Garcia-Aguilar
• 31 Adjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
  Judith L. Trudel and Lars A. Påhlman
• 32 Colorectal Cancer Surveillance
  Brett T. Gemlo and David A. Rothenberger
• 33 Management of Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer
  Robert R. Cima and Heidi Nelson
• 34 Colorectal Cancer: Metastatic (Palliation)
  Michael D’Angelica, Kamran Idrees, Philip B. Paty, and Leslie H. Blumgart
• 35 Anal Cancer
  Mark Lane Welton and Madhulika G. Varma
• 36 Presacral Tumors
  Eric J. Dozois, David J. Jacofsky, and Roger R. Dozois
• 37 Miscellaneous Neoplasms
  Richard Devine and Marc Brand
• 38 Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer
  Lawrence C. Rusin and Susan Galandiuk
• 39 Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Diagnosis and Evaluation
  Walter A. Koltun
• 40 Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  Stephen B. Hanauer, Wee-Chian Lim, and Miles Sparrow
• 41 Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis
  Phillip R. Fleshner and David J. Schoetz, Jr.
• 42 Surgery for Crohn’s Disease
  Scott A. Strong
• 43 Less-common Benign Disorders of the Colon and Rectum
  Walter E. Longo and Gregory C. Oliver
• 44 Intestinal Stomas
  Bruce A. Orkin and Peter A. Cataldo
• 45 Stoma Complications
  Neil Hyman and Richard Nelson
• 46 Incontinence
  Cornelius G. Baeten and Han C. Kuijpers
• 47 Rectal Prolapse
  Anthony M. Vernava, III and David E. Beck
• 48 Constipation
  Amanda Metcalf and Howard Michael Ross
• 49 Pelvic Floor Disorders
  Frank J. Harford and Linda Brubaker
• 50 Laparoscopy
  Peter W. Marcello and Tonia Young-Fadok
• 51 Pediatric: Hirschsprung’s, Anorectal Malformations, and Other Conditions
  Alberto Peña and Marc Sher
• 52 Healthcare Economics
  David A. Margolin and Lester Rosen
• 53 Ethical and Legal Considerations
  Ira J. Kodner, Mark Siegler, Daniel M. Freeman, and William T. Choctaw
• 54 Critically Reviewing the Literature for Improving Clinical Practice
  Clifford Y. Ko and Robin McLeod
• 55 Surgical Education: A Time for Change
  Clifford L. Simmang and Richard K. Reznick
• 56 Legal Considerations
  Michael J. Meehan
  
• Index