The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Anatomy and Embryology of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus.- Physiology: Colonic.- Anal Physiology.- Physiologic Testing.- Diagnostic Evaluations - Endoscopy: Rigid, Flexible Complications.- Diagnostic Evaluations - Radiology, Nuclear Scans, PET, CT Colography.- Endoluminal Ultrasound.- Preoperative Management - Risk Assessment, Medical Evaluation, and Bowel Preparation.- Postoperative Management: Pain & Anesthetic, Fluids & Diet.- Postoperative Complications.- Benign Anorectal: Hemorrhoids.- Benign Anorectal: Anal Fissure.- Benign Anorectal: Abscess and Fistula.- Benign Anorectal: Rectovaginal Fistulas.- Pilonidal Disease and Hidradenitis Suppurativa.- Perianal Dermatology and Pruritus Ani.-Sexually Transmitted Diseases.- Benign Colon: Diverticular Disease.- Colonic Volvulus.- Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage.- Endometriosis.- Colon and Rectal Trauma and Rectal Foreign Bodies.- Colorectal Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Molecular Basis.- Screening for Colorectal Neoplasms.- Polyps.- Polyposis Syndromes.- Colon Cancer Evaluation and Staging.- Surgical Management of Colon Cancer.- The Preoperative Staging of Rectal Cancer.- Surgical Treatment of Rectal Cancer.- Adjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer Surveillance.- Management of Locally Advanced and Recurrent Rectal Cancer.- Colorectal Cancer: Metastatic (Palliation).- Anal Cancer.- Presacral Tumors.- Miscellaneous Neoplasms.- Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer.- IBD: Diagnosis and Evaluation.- Medical Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.- Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis.- Surgery for Crohn's Disease.- Less Common Benign Disorders of the Colon and Rectum.- Intestinal Stomas.- Stoma Complications.- Incontinence.- Rectal Prolapse.- Constipation.- Pelvic Floor Disorders.- Laparoscopy.- Pediatric: Hirschsprung's, Anorectal Malformations, and Other Conditions.- Critically Reviewing the Literature for Improving Clinical Practice.