Diseases of the Colon
eBook - PDF

Diseases of the Colon

  1. 809 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Diseases of the Colon

About this book

This first reference to comprehensively address both the medical and surgical management of diseases affecting the colon, this source spans the wide array of colorectal disorders including rectal prolapse, irritable bowel syndrome, benign and malignant colonic tumors, fissures and ulcers, and Crohn's colitis, among other ailments. With chapters by

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9781420018578
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Preface
  3. Contents
  4. Contributors
  5. Part I: COLONIC DEVELOPMENT
  6. Chapter 1. Colonic Development, Embryology, Structure, and Function
  7. Part II: DISORDERS OF FUNCTION
  8. Chapter 2. Colonic and Rectal Obstruction
  9. Chapter 3. Incontinence
  10. Chapter 4. Rectal Prolapse
  11. Chapter 5. Constipation-Including Sigmoidocele and Rectocele
  12. Part III: DIAGNOSTICS, IMAGING, AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES FOR COLONIC EVALUATION AND INTERVENTION
  13. Chapter 6. Colonoscopy
  14. Chapter 7. Radiology of the Colon
  15. Chapter 8. Laparoscopic Surgery of the Colon
  16. Chapter 9. Anorectal Physiology Testing
  17. Chapter 10. Endoanal and Endorectal Ultrasound
  18. Chapter 11. Biofeedback for Pelvic Floor Disorders
  19. Part IV: INFECTIOUS DISORDERS
  20. Chapter 12. Infectious Colitis
  21. Chapter 13. Pseudomembranous Colitis
  22. Part V: VASCULAR DISORDERS
  23. Chapter 14. Colon Ischemia
  24. Chapter 15. Radiation Injury to the Colon: Colopathy and Proctopathy
  25. Chapter 16. Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Bleeding
  26. Chapter 17. Vascular Disorders of the Colon
  27. Part VI: MOTOR DISORDERS
  28. Chapter 18. Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  29. Chapter 19. Diverticular Disease
  30. Chapter 20. Megacolon
  31. Chapter 21. Pseudo-Obstruction (Ogilvie's), Cahartic Colon-Laxative Abuse, and Melanosis
  32. Chapter 22. Volvulus
  33. Part VII: NEOPLASTIC DISORDERS OF THE COLON
  34. Chapter 23. Adenoma/Adenocarcinoma (Excluding Adenomatous Polyposis)
  35. Chapter 24. Other Benign and Malignant Colonic Tumors
  36. Chapter 25. Intestinal Polyposis Syndromes and Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
  37. Part VIII: INFLAMMATORY (NONINFECTIOUS) BOWEL DISORDERS
  38. Chapter 26. Ulcerative Colitis
  39. Chapter 27. Crohn's Disease of the Colon
  40. Chapter 28. Other Colitides: Microscopic Colitis, Eosinophilic Colitis, and Neutropenic Enterocolitis
  41. Chapter 29. Diversion Colitis and Pouchitis
  42. Part IX: ANORECTAL DISORDERS
  43. Chapter 30. Hemorrhoids
  44. Chapter 31. Anal Fissures, Ulcers, and Stenosis
  45. Chapter 32. Fistulas-in-Ano and Abscesses
  46. Chapter 33. Anorectal Neoplastic Disorders
  47. Part X: MISCELLANEOUS/OTHER COLONIC DISORDERS
  48. Chapter 34. Miscellaneous Colonic Disoders
  49. Chapter 35. The Colon and Systemic Disease
  50. Chapter 36. Medications, Toxins, and the Colon
  51. Index
  52. Back cover