| Topic: |
digestive diseases (dd) |
| Title: |
Diseases of the Colon. |
| Author: |
Wexner, S.; Stollman, N., eds. |
| Source: |
New York, NY: Informa Healthcare USA. 2007. 809 p. |
| Availability: |
Available from Informa Healthcare USA. 52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Email: healthcare.enquiries@informa.com. Website: www.informahealthcare.com. Price: $265.00. |
| Abstract: |
This comprehensive text offers chapters about each of the major colonic disorders. Each chapter is coauthored by at least one surgeon and one gastroenterologist to reflect the in-depth collaboration between these fields that is required for managing diseases of the colon. The book is designed as a useful, definitive, and concise reference source for internists, gastroenterologists, and general and colorectal surgeons, as well as residents and fellows in these fields. The book includes 36 chapters in eight sections: colonic development; disorders of function; diagnostics, imaging, and therapeutic techniques for colonic evaluation and intervention; infectious disorders; vascular disorders; motor disorders; neoplastic disorders of the colon; inflammatory—noninfectious—bowel disorders; anorectal disorders; and miscellaneous colonic disorders. Specific topics covered include embryology, colonic and rectal obstruction, fecal incontinence, rectal prolapse, constipation, colonoscopy, radiology of the colon, laparoscopic surgery of the colon, anorectal physiology testing, ultrasound, biofeedback for pelvic floor disorders, infectious colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, colon ischemia, radiation injury, acute lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract bleeding, vascular disorders of the colon, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticular disease, megacolon, pseudo-obstruction, volvulus, adenocarcinoma, benign and malignant colonic tumors, intestinal polyposis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diversion colitis and pouchitis, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anorectal neoplastic disorders, the colon and systemic disease, and medications, toxins, and the colon. Each chapter includes black-and-white photographs and illustrations and concludes with an extensive list of references. A detailed subject index concludes the volume. |
| Format: |
Monograph/Book |
| Language: |
English. |
| Major Keywords: |
Digestive System Diseases. Colon. Symptoms. Diagnosis. Therapy. Patient Care Management. Etiology. Pathology. Gastroenterology. Surgery. |
| Minor Keywords: |
Risk Factors. Epidemiology. Diagnostic Tests. Fecal Incontinence. Constipation. Diarrhea. Colitis. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Diverticulosis. Ischemia. Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Rectum. Cancer. Polyps. |
| Publication Number: |
DDBK10853. |
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