Handbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Table of Contents
Contributing Authors
1 Anatomy and Embryology of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon 1
2 Physiology of the Colon 14
3 Diet and Drugs in Colorectal Surgery 20
4 Evaluation and Diagnostic Techniques 27
5 Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and Colonoscopy 41
6 Setting up a Colorectal Physiology Laboratory 63
7 Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery 77
8 Hemorrhoids 83
9 Anal Fissure 137
10 Anorectal Abscess 150
11 Anal Fistula 161
12 Rectovaginal and Rectourethral Fistulas 184
13 Anal Incontinence 193
14 Colorectal Trauma 209
15 Management of Foreign Bodies 222
16 Disorders of Defecation 225
17 Rectal Prolapse, Solitary Rectal Ulcer, Syndrome of the
Descending Perineum, and Rectocele 246
18 Pediatric Surgical Problems 282
19 Cutaneous Conditions 302
20 Colorectal Manifestations of Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (HIV Infection) 369
21 Polypoid Diseases 381
22 Carcinoma of the Colon 423
23 Carcinoma of the Rectum 475
24 Malignant Tumors of the Anal Canal 574
25 Less Common Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of the Colon,
Rectum, and Anus 594
26 Diverticular Disease 637
27 Laparoscopic-Assisted Colon and Rectal Surgery 654
28 Vascular Diseases 681
29 Ulcerative Colitis 701
30 Crohn`s Disease and Indeterminate Colitis 777
31 Intestinal Stomas 827
32 Enterostomal Therapy 844
33 Miscellaneous Colitides 855
Subject Index