Overview
Chapters provide insight into pathological and immunological aspects of rectal cancer
Describes modern surgical aspects of management of rectal cancer with the help of illustrations
Discusses natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery and enhanced recovery
Includes chapter on molecular evaluation of the tumor
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
It includes chapters focusing on recent diagnostic modalities such as technical advances, the role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), immunology, and histopathology, as well as the latest surgical techniques for the management of rectal cancer. It also discusses the role of adjuvant, neo-adjuvant and non-operative approaches.
Further, it presents the recent guidelines of prevention and early diagnosis, as well as current and future diagnostic and staging work-up, clearly and concisely, linking each topic to the therapeutic options arising from the staging. A large part of this multifaceted book is devoted to the in-hospital care of rectal cancer patients, from the fast-track procedures and enhanced recovery systems to detailed descriptions of the available surgical techniques, including salvage situations, accidents, complications and their treatment.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr Nisar Ahmad Chowdri graduated from Government Medical College, Srinagar and did his post-graduation from Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India. He then pursued several national and international fellowships in minimal access surgery. He has many research publications in various national and international journals and has contributed to several books. He recently published a book titled Benign Anorectal Disorders. Presently he is working as Professor and Head of department of general and minimal invasive surgery at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences,Srinagar, India.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: New Treatment Modalities in Rectal Cancer
Editors: Fazl Q. Parray, Nisar Ahmad Chowdri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7197-4
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7196-7Published: 19 February 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-7199-8Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-7197-4Published: 18 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 189
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 81 illustrations in colour