CORRECTIVE ENDOSCOPY AND SURGERY IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL AND COLORECTAL DISEASES ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF COMPLICATIONS WITH ACCESS CODE (HB 2026)

Benign and malignant colorectal diseases, including inflammatory bowel diseases, continue to increase in both incidence and prevalence and require medical, and in some, endoscopic, or surgical treatment. Today’s clinicians must be prepared to diagnose and manage the frequent endoscopic or surgical procedure-associated complications associated with these procedures. Corrective Endoscopy and Surgery in Inflammatory Bowel and Colorectal Diseases: Advanced Management of Complications provides authoritative, step-by-step guidance on the complex complications encountered by gastroenterologists, inflammatory bowel disease specialists, endoscopists, general surgeons, gastrointestinal surgeons, and colorectal surgeons, offering real-world principles and techniques of corrective endoscopy or corrective surgery in one convenient volume.

• Provides expert guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered post-endoscopic or surgical procedure-associated complications, including balloon dilation and electroincision of strictures, resection and anastomosis, strictureplasty, and reconstruction procedures performed for Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, colon cancer, or diverticular disease
• Brings together multidisciplinary techniques and modalities for the management of these complex procedure-associated complications
• Contains dozens of practical, up-to-date chapters covering the current literature; the authors’ vast personal experience in principles, techniques, instruments, and devices; and future implications
• Provides clinical features of procedure-associated complications, which require scientific investigation on their etiology and pathogenesis
• Features nearly 200 high-quality illustrations and procedural videos that provide essential visual guidance
• A unique, must-have resource for gastroenterologists, GI endoscopists, general surgeons, colorectal surgeons, GI and colorectal fellows, IBD fellows, and advanced endoscopy fellows
• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date

Dr. Shen is the head and medical director of the IBD Center at Columbia. He is also the Vice Chair for Innovation in Medicine and Surgery and a Professor of Medicine (in Surgery). He is one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) due to his specialized expertise in treating a wide range of pouch-related disorders. In addition to pouchitis and pouch diseases, Dr. Shen specializes in IBD, GI endoscopy (including endoscopic pouch procedures), and imaging technology. Dr. Shen is known as a pioneer in interventional treatment for IBD - this includes postponing or eliminating the need for surgery in some cases.