Handbook of colon & rectal surgery

This portable, affordable, user-friendly handbook is a synopsis of the most clinically relevant material in Dr. Corman's gold-standard text, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Fourth Edition . Condensed to less than half the size of the text, the handbook focuses sharply on the diagnosis and management of colorectal diseases. The material has been reformatted into a stepwise approach to the patient: symptoms, testing and diagnosis, preoperative preparation, medical or surgical management, and postoperative care. The handbook includes 100 selected illustrations from the text that aid in diagnosis or demonstrate operative maneuvers.

Anatomy and Embryology of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon Physiology of the Colon Diet and Drugs in Colorectal Surgery Evaluation and Diagnostic Techniques Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy Setting up a Colorectal Physiology Laboratory Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery Hemorrhoids Anal Fissure Anorectal Abscess Anal Fistula Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulas Anal Incontinence Colorectal Trauma Management of Foreign Bodies Disorders of Defecation Rectal Prolapse, Solitary Rectal Ulcer, Syndrome of the Descending Perineum, and Rectocele Pediatric Surgical Problems Cutaneous Conditions Colorectal Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency Sydrome (HIV Infection) Polypoid Diseases Carcinoma of the Colon Carcinoma of the Rectum Malignant Tumors of the Anal Canal Less Common Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus Diverticular Disease Laparoscopic-Assisted Colon and Rectal Surgery Vascular Disease Ulcerative Colitis Crohn's Disease and Indeterminate Colitis Intestinal Stomas Enterostomal Therapy Miscellaneous Colitides Index