Current Common Dilemmas in Colorectal Surgery

Patricia Sylla and Christopher M. Schlachta Pages: 383 Size: 6.83 MB Format: PDF Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published: 01 January, 2018
eISBN-13: 9783319701172

This text reviews the areas of colorectal surgery that are at the cutting edge of innovation, paradigm shift and controversy with regard to diagnosis, patient selection, treatment algorithm, and therapeutic approaches. From the impact of enhanced recovery protocols on traditional colorectal practices, to that of novel strategies merging endoscopic and surgical techniques, to recent paradigm shifts in the management of common colorectal disorders, this text provides readers with an update on current controversies and evolving treatment rationale in the management of common colorectal diseases. Current Common Dilemmas in Colorectal Surgery provides a guide for the current common dilemmas that caregivers encounter in their daily practice. It is of great utility to colorectal surgeons, surgical oncologists and general surgeons practicing colorectal surgery, senior residents in general surgery training or surgical oncology or colorectal fellowships, allied healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with colorectal disease, pharma and biomedical technology industry with an interest in current care of patients with colorectal disease.

Oxford Handbook of Operative Surgery (3 ed.)

Author: Anil Agarwal, Neil Borley, and Greg McLatchie
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Print ISBN-13: 9780199608911
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199608911.001.0001

The Oxford Handbook of Operative Surgery (OHOS) is for surgical trainees in their early years of training. Medical students and nurses will also find it useful. It follows the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme syllabus. The format is indications, anatomy, procedure, post-operative complications, tips and tricks. Numerous illustrations are used throughout the book. The general surgery chapter covers preoperative assessment, consent, antibiotics prophylaxis, and venous thromboembolism, WHO checklist, energy devices used in operations, duty of candour, sutures, meshes, hernia repair. All the specialties are covered. These are upper gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary pancreatic, colorectal, breast, endocrine, paediatric, vascular, transplantation, urology, plastic and reconstructive, cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, ENT, oral and maxillofacial, and orthopaedics surgery.

OSH Colorectal Surgery

Author: Graham J MacKay, Helen R Dorrance, Richard G Molloy, and Patrick J O’Dwyer
Format: Webpage Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Print ISBN-13: 9780199571772
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780199571772.001.1

This is an essential revision tool for general surgical trainees preparing for the FRCS examination, and in particular those declaring colorectal surgery as an area of special interest.