Manual of Total Mesorectal Excision

Manual of Total Mesorectal Excision is the authoritative manual for the trainee and qualified surgeon, covering every aspect of total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

• Written by the surgeons who pioneered and popularized TME
• Includes high-quality colour illustrations to detail the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer
• Endorsed by the Pelican Foundation, the leading organization for research on bowel cancer surgery
• Incorporates state-of-the-art pre-operative staging, optimal surgical excision by TME surgery, and quality control and audit of outcomes by detailed pathological assessment of the resected specimen

The first book dedicated to this procedure, Manual of Total Mesorectal Excision is an invaluable resource for all medical professionals with an interest in the management of rectal cancer.

The Evolution of a Concept: The Total Mesorectal Excision Story. Anatomy of the Rectum, Anal Canal and Pelvic Floor. Clinical Ultrasound. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Staging of Rectal Cancer. Radiological Staging for Systemic Disease. Preoperative Radiotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy for Rectal Cancer. Total Mesorectal Excision for Rectal Cancer. Abdominoperineal Excision of the Rectum. Laparoscopic Surgery. Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision. Local Excision and Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery. Pathology Assessment. Assessment and Management of Recurrence. Lateral Pelvic Side-Wall Nodal Involvement in Rectal Cancer. Intestinal Stoma and the Role of Defunctioning a Low Anastomosis after Anterior Resection. Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Abdominoperineal Excision and Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer.

Brendan Moran MCh FRCSI FRCS is a Consultant Surgeon at Basingstoke and North Hampshire NHS Trust, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Southampton University, UK

Richard John Heald OBE CBE MChir FRCS is Professor of Surgery and Clinical Director of the Pelican Cancer Foundation, Southampton University, UK and President of the Colostomy Association