This totally revised and enlarged new edition offers concise and well-structured chapters each focusing on the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of a condition commonly encountered by the coloproctologist and gastroenterological surgeon, who are faced with an increasing number of precise and specific treatment modalities. The comprehensive, yet easy-to-read, information in this practical guide on both common and rare anorectal and colonic diseases is particularly important for both the practitioner, who needs to know all the possible modalities of conservative and surgical treatment, and the surgeon, who needs to adapt his surgical procedure to the clinical and anatomical findings. Precise guidelines are given and surgical techniques illustrated. Each chapter is completed with up-to-date references and a self-assessment quiz, and a DVD is included.

Principles

Anorectal and Colonic Anatomy
Anorectal and Pelvic Floor Physiology
Colonic Motility and Physiology
History-Taking and Symptoms
Proctological Examination
Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Diagnosis and Treatment
Pathology of Anorectal and Colonic Specimens
Anorectal, Pelvic and Colonic Imaging
Endorectal and Anal Sonography
Anorectal Manometry
Microbiology of the Lower Digestive Tract
Nutritional Evaluation and Care in Coloproctology
Preparation and Positioning for Surgery
Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management for Anorectal and Colonic Surgery
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgical Excision
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Stomas and Related Problems
Psychological Assessment of the Coloproctology Patient
Anal and Perianal Diseases
Hemorrhoidal Disease
Anal Fissure
Anorectal Abscesses and Fistulas
Malignant Tumours of the Anal Canal and Margin
Pilonidal Sinus Disease
Dermatological Anal and Perianal Diseases
Pruritus Ani
Clinical Management of Patients with Faecal Incontinence
Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence
Essential Anorectal or Idiopathic Perianal Pain
Complications of Anal Surgery
Colorectal Conditions
Anorectal and Colonic Crohn's Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
Diverticular Disease
Polyposis Syndromes and Colorectal Cancer Predisposition
Management of Malignant Colorectal Tumours
Retrorectal Tumors
Chronic Constipation
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
Total Rectal Prolapse, Internal Prolapse - Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Rectocele
Anorectal Stenosis
Anorectal Traumatic Injuries
Colorectal Foreign Bodies
Abdominal Catastrophes and Intestinal Failure
Specialist Conditions
Paediatric Colorectal Surgery
Pregnancy- and Delivery-Associated Colorectal and Proctological Disorders
Gynecological Problems Relevant to Coloproctology
Urologic Conditions in Coloproctology
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Coloproctology
Radiation Injury
The Role of Plastic Surgery in the Management of Perineal Wounds.