Research Catalog

Title

Colon and rectal surgery : anorectal operations / edited by Steven D. Wexner, James Fleshman.

Publication

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2012.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wexner, Steven D.
• Fleshman, James

Description

xvii, 322 p. : col. ill.; 29 cm.

Summary

"Master Techniques in General Surgery: Colon and Rectal Surgery: Anorectal Operations is a volume in a series that presents common and advanced procedures in the major subspecialities of general surgery. The series is overseen by Josef F. Fischer, MD, editor of the classic two-volume reference Mastery of Surgery. Master Techniques in General Surgery: Colon and Rectal Surgery: Anorectal Operations is written by acknowledged master surgeons, emphasizes surgical procedures, and is lavishly illustrated with original full-color drawings. The contributors fully explain their preferred techniques in step-by-step, thoroughly illustrated detail, assess indications and contraindications, offer guidelines on preoperative planning, and discuss outcomes, complications, and follow-up. Coverage includes hemorrhoidectomies, anal fistula and sphincter procedures, procedures for perineal prolapse and excision of rectal carcinoma, among others. A companion website will offer fully searchable content of the book, an image bank, and procedural videos"--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Master techniques in general surgery

Uniform Title

Master techniques in general surgery.

Subject

• Rectum > Surgery
• Anus > Surgery
• Colon (Anatomy) > Surgery
• Rectal Diseases > surgery
• Anal Canal > surgery
• Colon > surgery
• Rectum > surgery

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Hemorrhoidectomy -- Ferguson -- LigaSure -- Harmonic Scalpel® -- Procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH; stapled hemorrhoidopexy) -- Anal fistula -- Flaps (excision and closure, mucosal, skin) -- Fistulotomy and fistulectomy -- Anal fistula plug -- Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) -- Rectovaginal fistula -- Transperineal approach -- Transanal repair -- Operations for fecal incontinence -- Overlapping repair -- Dynamic graciloplasty -- Artificial bowel sphincter -- Sacral nerve stimulation -- Perineal prolapse repair -- Delorme -- Altemeier -- Sphincterotomy-lateral -- Open lateral internal sphincterotomy -- Sphincter-sparing surgical alternatives in chronic anal fissure -- Presacral tumors -- Technical considerations in the surgical management of presacral tumors -- Local excision of rectal carcinoma -- Standard transanal -- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery -- Rectocele -- Transvaginal -- Transanal -- Transperineal -- Repair with mesh -- STARR -- Transtar -- TRREMS procedure: transanal repair of rectocele and full rectal mucosectomy with one circular stapler -- Muscle flaps -- Gluteus maximus transposition -- Gracilis muscle flaps -- Anal and pilonidal flaps -- House, diamond, V-Y -- Endorectal advancement flap -- Sleeve advancement -- House flap anoplasty for Bowen's disease -- Cleft lift procedure for pilonidal disease.

ISBN

• 9781605476445 (hardback : alk. paper)
• 1605476447 (hardback : alk. paper)

LCCN

2011040556

OCLC

• ocn713189723
• 713189723
• SCSB-8858192

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries