Current Therapy in Colon & Rectal Surgery 2nd edition by Victor Fazio, James Church & Conor Delaney focuses exclusively on practical clinical science and advances in colon and rectal surgery. It continues to provide "expert" perspectives and essential information on current therapies-ranging from new diagnostic modalities and medical therapeutics to surgical treatment options, including minimal access surgery.
Book features:
Book features:
- Provides a "quick consultation with experts" on contemporary treatment approaches.
- Features 95 succinct chapters of 3 to 4 printed pages, arranged in five sections, written by leading experts.
- Uses a portable, easy to read format.
- Offers a significant value in comparison to other books on the market.
- Presents an excellent preparation for American Board of Surgery certification examinations.
- New chapters address anal carcinoma • anorectal pain syndromes • fecal impaction • rectocele • preoperative evaluations • pouchitis and complications of the pelvic pouch • diverticulitis • molecular biology of colorectal cancer and implications for therapy • management of malignant polyps • pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer • acute and chronic ischemia of the small bowel • colorectal surgery in high-risk patients • management of hemorrhage during pelvic surgery • prevention and treatment of complications of laparoscopic intestinal surgery • surgical outcomes.
- Coverage of the hottest topics, including colitis • incontinence • pelvic floor disorders • endometriosis • Crohn's disease • neoplasms (anus/rectum/colon) • chemotherapy • laparoscopic surgery.
- With 137 additional contributing experts.
- Victor W. Fazio, MD, FRACS, FACS, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
- James M. Church, MB, ChB, MMedSci, FRACS, FACS, Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
- Conor P. Delaney, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
- Hardcover: 624 pages
- Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (October 8, 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1556644809
- ISBN-13: 9781556644801
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
- List Price: $172.00
