The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387734384 ISBN 13: 9780387734385

Publisher: Springer, 2009

Synopsis

The ASCRS Textbook of Surgery of the Colon and Rectum offers a comprehensive textbook designed to provide state of the art information to residents in training and fully trained surgeons seeking recertification. The textbook also supports the mission of the ASCRS to be the world’s authority on colon and rectal disease. The combination of junior and senior authors selected from the membership of the ASCRS for each chapter will provide a comprehensive summary of each topic and allow the touch of experience to focus and temper the material. This approach should provide the reader with a very open minded, evidence based approach to all aspects of colorectal disease.

Derived from the textbook, The ASCRS Manual of Surgery of the Colon and Rectum offers a “hands on” version of the textbook, written with the same comprehensive, evidence-based approach but distilled to the clinical essentials. In a handy pocket format, readers will find the bread and butter information for the broad spectrum of practice. In a consistent style, each chapter outlines the condition or procedure being discussed in a concise outline format – easy to read, appropriately illustrated and referenced.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery was designed to provide a rapid access pocket reference for residents, fellows, private clinicians, and allied health professionals caring for patients with colorectal surgical diseases.

The Manual (abstracted ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery) is intended to impart succinct, clinically relevant information for daily patient care. The chapters take an evidence-based approach and many provide ASCRS practice parameters. The contents are presented consistently, with concise overviews of the most clinically relevant topics. The disease chapters discuss etiology, anatomic considerations, patient evaluation, lab results, imaging, diagnosis and treatment. The surgical chapters address these same issues, in addition to discussion of minimally invasive versus open techniques, possible complications, and perioperative care. The Manual includes anatomical and technique drawings, operative photos and algorithms.

A handy, complete pocket reference, The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery will surely be among those books in the clinic that evoke the question, "Who's got my book?"

About the Author:

David E. Beck, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, New Orleans, LA, USA

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0387734384
• ISBN 13: 9780387734385
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1046
• Editor: David E. Beck, Patricia L. Roberts, John L. Rombeau, Michael J. Stamos, Steven D. Wexner