Main description:

Colorectal Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures. The text is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based recommendations wherever possible, distinguishing between strong evidence to support a conclusion, and evidence suggesting that a recommendation can be reached on the balance of probabilities.

This is a title in the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series whose eight volumes are an established and highly regarded source of information for the specialist general surgeon.

Contents:

. Anorectal investigation
. Colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy
. Inherited bowel cancer
. Colonic cancer
. Rectal cancer
. Adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer
. Anal cancer
. Diverticular disease
. Ulcerative colitis
. Crohn's disease
. Incontinence
. Functional problems and their surgical management
. Functional problems and their medical management
. Anal fistula: evaluation and management
. Minor anorectal conditions
. Sexually transmitted diseases and the anorectum
. Minimally invasive surgery and enhanced recovery programmes in colorectal disease
. Intestinal failure
. Index