Diseases of the Colon

About this book

A reference on colonic and anorectal disorders in which almost every chapter is co-written by a gastroenterologist and a colorectal surgeon, so medical and surgical management are presented side by side. Its 36 chapters cover colonic development, obstruction, incontinence, prolapse and constipation, then colonoscopy, radiology, laparoscopic surgery, anorectal physiology testing, endoanal ultrasound and biofeedback. Further parts deal with infectious and pseudomembranous colitis, ischaemia, radiation injury and lower GI bleeding, IBS, diverticular disease, megacolon and volvulus, colorectal neoplasia and polyposis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and haemorrhoids, fissures and fistulas. A colour plate section closes the volume.