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Anorectal and Colonic Diseases

A Practical Guide to their Management

  • Valuable practical textbook in its third edition covering clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of colo-recto-anal problems
  • Well structured in four parts and abundantly illustrated
  • DVD video and self-assessment quiz included
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (49 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XXII
  2. Principles

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Anorectal and Colonic Anatomy

      • Felix Aigner, Helga Fritsch
      Pages 3-17
    3. Anorectal and Pelvic Floor Physiology

      • Søren Laurberg, Klaus Krogh
      Pages 19-29
    4. Colonic Motility and Physiology

      • Kumaran Thiruppathy, Anton Emmanuel
      Pages 31-41
    5. History-Taking and Symptoms

      • Jean-Claude R. Givel
      Pages 43-53
    6. Proctological Examination

      • Jean-Claude R. Givel
      Pages 55-63
    7. Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Diagnosis and Treatment

      • Philippa L. Youd, Brian P. Saunders
      Pages 65-79
    8. Pathology of Anorectal and Colonic Specimens

      • Daniel J. Royston, Bryan F. Warren
      Pages 81-115
    9. Anorectal, Pelvic and Colonic Imaging

      • Simon A. Jackson, Bruce M. Fox
      Pages 117-131
    10. Endorectal and Anal Sonography

      • Bruno Roche, Joan Robert-Yap, Nicolas C. Buchs
      Pages 133-154
    11. Anorectal Manometry

      • Graeme S. Duthie, Angela B. Gardiner
      Pages 155-161
    12. Microbiology of the Lower Digestive Tract

      • Guy Prod’hom, Jacques Bille
      Pages 163-189
    13. Nutritional Evaluation and Care in Coloproctology

      • Laurence Genton, Claude Pichard
      Pages 191-200
    14. Preparation and Positioning for Surgery

      • Julien Vaucher, Jean-Claude R. Givel
      Pages 201-213
    15. Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management for Anorectal and Colonic Surgery

      • Patrick Yves Wüthrich, Jean-Patrice Gardaz
      Pages 215-235
    16. Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgical Excision

      • Nicolas Demartines
      Pages 237-246
    17. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

      • Willem A. Bemelman, Andre D’Hoore
      Pages 247-270
    18. Stomas and Related Problems

      • Bruce D. George, Angie Perrin
      Pages 271-282

Editors and Affiliations

  • Service de Chirurgie Viscérale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Jean-Claude R. Givel

  • Department of Colorectal Surgery, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK

    Neil Mortensen

  • Responsable de l’Unité de Proctologie, Hôpital Cantonal Universitaire de Genève, Genève 14, Switzerland

    Bruno Roche

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Anorectal and Colonic Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide to their Management

  • Editors: Jean-Claude R. Givel, Neil Mortensen, Bruno Roche

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69419-9

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2010

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-69418-2Published: 03 December 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49576-6Published: 03 December 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-69419-9Published: 14 November 2009

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 818

  • Topics: Gastroenterology, Surgery, Proctology, Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Oncology

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eBook USD 299.00
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Softcover Book USD 379.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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