Gastrointestinal & colorectal surgery books

Spanning from well-established legacy procedures to the most up-to-date minimally invasive approach, this brilliantly illustrated atlas provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for twenty-eight operative procedures in...

This book explores the latest trends in enhanced recovery from colorectal surgery, covering post-surgical fluid management and more, with examples of enhanced recovery pathways and tips on pain control, feeding, mobilisation and...

While bariatric surgery is often the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, standard protocols have been lacking. Here, leading experts discuss all aspects of the topic and present their own versions of surgical procedures,...

Deals with the various aspects involved in the endoscopic diagnosis of terminal ileum. This title focuses on and discusses the principles of diagnosis and treatment of the main pathologies involved in this district. It also...

A complex disease entity, intestinal failure (IF) has only recently become accepted as a distinct clinical syndrome. Improvements across a wide range of disciplines--including critical care and organ transplantation as well as...

With emphasis on surgical procedures, this title features contributors who fully explain their preferred techniques in step-by-step, thoroughly illustrated detail, assess indications and contraindications, offer guidelines on...

This volume provides a comprehensive account of the use of CT in patients with acute abdomen. It details recent important developments in CT, clearly illustrates CT features and discusses pitfalls and differential diagnoses.

Severe bleeding, dehiscence, perforation, anorectal stricture, fecal incontinence, and even caval vein thrombosis, fatal Fournier gangrene and pneumomediastinum may occur after anal surgery. This title discusses the incidence,...

This is the only guide trainee surgeons will need to help them pass the MRCS Part B OSCE exam. It includes comprehensive revision notes on all the areas covered in the exam, practice scenarios and model answers laid out as in the...

This is the only guide trainee surgeons will need to help them pass the MRCS Part B OSCE exam. It includes comprehensive revision notes on all the areas covered in the exam, practice scenarios and model answers laid out as in the...

Providing a comprehensive, evidence-based textbook on the topic, this volume presents an overview of geriatric care, written by leaders in the field. This new edition includes new procedures, methods and information to keep pace...

Pancreatic cancer is on the rise. This text on the state-of-the-art of surgery in inflammatory and neoplastic pancreatic diseases describes in detail the technical aspects of different approaches. Various complementary therapies...

As endoscopy and bowel cancer screening programs rapidly expand, doctors more often contend with the entity of large intestine polyps. This book covers the latest on intestinal polyps and polyposis, from the genetics and detection...

This is the first official textbook of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Coverage includes Anatomy, Physiology, Genetics, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Perioperative Management. Includes more than 380 illustrations...

Here is a complete overview of colorectal cancer screening, from epidemiology and molecular abnormalities to the latest techniques such as stool DNA and FIT, computerized tomography (CT) colonography, high-definition colonoscopes...

Morbid obesity is a chronic medical illness that has long-reaching consequences and is caused by multiple factors. This title reviews problems that these patients face in the perioperative period and in the long term, as well as...