CLINICAL DECISION MAKING IN COLORECTAL SURGERY. 2ND EDITION

• Section I. Evaluation and Perioperative
Chapter 1. Anorectal Examination
Chapter 2. Anorectal and Colonic Evaluation
Chapter 3. Physiologic Testing
Chapter 4. Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Elective Colon and Rectal Surgery
Chapter 5. Perioperative Assessment and Risk Stratification
Chapter 6. Enhanced Recovery Pathways in Colorectal Surgery
Chapter 7. Hematochezia and Melena
Chapter 8. Anal Disease in the Neutropenic Patient
Chapter 9. Evaluation and Perioperative. Anal Mass
• Section II. Anal Conditions
Chapter 10. Anal Conditions. Anal Fissure/Recurrent Anal Fissure
Chapter 11. Anal Conditions. Anal Stenosis and Stricture
Chapter 12. Anorectal Abscess
Chapter 13. Anal Conditions. Fistula in ano
Chapter 14. Anal Conditions. Rectovaginal Fistula
Chapter 15. Anal Conditions. Anorectal Crohn's Disease – Fistula
Chapter 16. Anorectal Crohn’s Disease. Anal Stenosis and Anal Fissure
Chapter 17. Management of Internal Hemorrhoids
Chapter 18. Anal Conditions. External Hemorrhoids
Chapter 19. Anal Conditions. Pilonidal Disease/Complex and Recurrent Pilonidal Disease
Chapter 20. Anal Conditions. Pruritus Ani
Chapter 21. Anal Conditions. Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Chapter 22. Anal Conditions. Anorectal Trauma
Chapter 23. Anal Conditions STDs
Chapter 24. Anal considerations. Fournier’s gangrene
Chapter 25. Non-healing Perineal Wounds
Chapter 26. Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasms
Chapter 27. Anal Conditions. Anal Margin Tumors
Chapter 28. Invasive Anal Canal Neoplasia
• Section III. Pelvic Floor
Chapter 29. Pelvic Floor Conditions. Rectal Prolapse/Recurrence
Chapter 30. Pelvic Floor Conditions. Rectal Intussusception
Chapter 31. Pelvic outlet obstruction
Chapter 32. Pelvic Floor Conditions. Biofeedback
Chapter 33. Pelvic Floor Conditions. Fecal Incontinence
Chapter 34. Pelvic Floor Conditions. Diarrhea
Chapter 35. Chronic Constipation
• Section IV. Rectal
Chapter 36. Retrorectal tumors
Chapter 37. Rectal Cancer. Local Therapy
Chapter 38. Rectal Conditions. Rectal Cancer – Proctectomy
Chapter 39. Rectal Conditions. Rectal Cancer – Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapy
Chapter 40. Rectal Conditions. Stage IV Rectal Cancer
Chapter 41. Rectal Cancer. Watch and Wait
Chapter 42. Rectal Conditions. Rectal Cancer. Postoperative Surveillance
Chapter 43. Recurrent Rectal Cancer
Chapter 44. Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
• Section V. Colonic
Chapter 45. Colonic. Diverticulitis
Chapter 46. Colonic Conditions. Large Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 47. Colonic Conditions – Volvulus
Chapter 48. Colonic Stricture
Chapter 49. Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction (ACPO) – Ogilvie’s Syndrome
Chapter 50. Colonic Conditions. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Chapter 51. Colorectal Trauma
Chapter 52. Endometriosis
Chapter 53. Colonic Conditions. Ulcerative Colitis
Chapter 54. Colonic Conditions. Indeterminate Colitis
Chapter 55. Colonic Conditions. Toxic Colitis
Chapter 56. Crohn’s Colitis
Chapter 57. Ischemic Colitis
Chapter 58. Colonic Conditions. Infectious Colitis
Chapter 59. Colonic Conditions. Benign colonic neoplasia
Chapter 60. Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
Chapter 61. Colonic Conditions. Lynch Syndrome
Chapter 62. Malignant Colon Polyps
Chapter 63. Colonic Conditions. Adenomatous Polyps
Chapter 64. Colon Cancer Surgical Therapy
Chapter 65. Colonic Conditions. Locally Advanced Colon Cancer
Chapter 66. Recurrent Colon Cancer
Chapter 67. Appendiceal Neoplasms
• Section VI. Small bowel
Chapter 68. Small bowel conditions. Small bowel Crohn's disease
Chapter 69. Small bowel desmoid disease
Chapter 70. Mesenteric Ischemia
Chapter 71. Small Bowel Conditions. Small Bowel Obstruction
Chapter 72. Small Bowel Conditions. Radiation-Induced Small Bowel Disease (RISBD). Radiation Enteritis
Chapter 73. Enterocutaneous and Enteroatmospheric Fistula
Chapter 74. Small Bowel Polyps
Chapter 75. Small Bowel Lymphoma
Chapter 76. Small Bowel Conditions. Carcinoid
• Section VII. Stomas
Chapter 77. Stomal Prolapse
Chapter 78. Stomas. Parastomal hernias
Chapter 79. Stoma retraction and stenosis
Chapter 80. Stomal varices
Chapter 81. Stomas. Peristomal Skin Complication
• Section VIII. Complications
Chapter 82. Complications. Ureteral Injury
Chapter 83. Splenic Injury complicating Colorectal surgery
Chapter 84. Complications. Colonic perforations
Chapter 85. Complications. Early Anastomotic Complications—Leak, Abscess, and Bleeding
Chapter 86. Late Anastomotic Complications (Stricture and Sinus)
Chapter 87. Post-Polypectomy Bleeding
Chapter 88. Post-polypectomy Thermal Injury
Chapter 89. Presacral Bleeding
Chapter 90. Complications. Short gut syndrome
Chapter 91. Complications. Surgical Site Infections
Chapter 92. J Pouch Complications
Chapter 93. Complications. Pouchitis
Chapter 94. Complications. Reoperative Pelvic Surgery.

This second edition is an all-inclusive textbook with a unique algorithm-based approach to the evaluation and management of colorectal surgery disease. It examines the thought processes, technical tricks, and decision-making strategies for specific clinical situations.The book aims to utilise the experience its contributors have gained caring for patients with a wide range of colorectal diseases. The technical challenges of managing complex patients and the technical details that make these situations challenging are covered, and evidence and experience-based solutions are offered for surgeons of all levels. This book focuses on providing pragmatic advice and reproducible techniques that can be readily implemented by surgeons of varying experience to successfully treat complex colorectal problems through an algorithmic approach.

Features
• Written by experts in the field
• The chapters include the thought process and commentary behind the evaluation and management
• Each chapter has 'take-home' points and algorithms for easy access and quick review

Authors
• Scott R. Steele, MD
Dr. Steele is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and is the Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA. He is an active participant in 11 surgical societies and several national committees for both the Society of University Surgeons and American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons including the Standards committee, for which he has written several national Practice Parameter guidelines. He currently serves on the editorial boards of Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, World Journal of Gastroenterology, Cochrane Colorectal Cancer Group, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Surgery, and is a Section Editor for Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. In addition, he serves as the Colorectal Surgery Community Web Portal Editor for the American College of Surgeons. He also serves on the American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery, as both a Written Examination Committee member and a member of the Oral Examination Committee. His contributions to the medical literature include several peer-reviewed articles, invited reviews and book chapters, and national practice parameters. He has also served as a guest editor for five volumes dedicated to colorectal disease and is the co-editor of 5 upcoming Colorectal Surgery textbooks.
• Steven Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon), FACS, FASCRS, FRCS(Ed)
Dr. Wexner is currently the Director, Digestive Disease Center and Chairman Department of Colorectal Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida. He is the past President of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Research Foundation (2014-2016), the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (2011-2012), the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (2010-2011), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (2006-2007). He has published over 550 manuscripts, more than 200 textbook chapters, and more than 100 editorial and invited commentaries. He is the editor or co-editor of 26 textbooks or freestanding volumes to date and is a member of 34 editorial boards and a reviewer for an additional 31 journals. He is an active member of 41 learned societies and has held more than 36 appointed or elected offices in these societies. He is an honorary member of the surgical societies of eight other countries and has held over 41 visiting professorships and delivered over 1270 scientific lectures. He has received 16 national, international, and regional awards for his research and is the Symposium Director of the Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In addition, Dr. Wexner trains 15-20 surgeons per year in laparoscopic colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, and the surgical management of inflammatory bowel disease. In that capacity, he has been the host educator to thousands of surgeons from around the world.
• Justin A. Maykel, M.D., FACS, FASCRS
Dr. Maykel is the Chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal surgery at UMassMemorial Medical Center. He completed his General Surgery training at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, followed by a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota. In addition, he completed a clinical fellowship in Nutrition and Metabolism at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School. He is currently an Associate Editor for Diseases of the Colon & Rectum and Community Associate Editor for the American College of Surgeons e-portal. He is an active member of several local and national surgical societies and serves on national committees of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. He is a committed educator, serving as a question writer for the Written Exam of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and has been recognized for teaching at the University of Massachusetts Medical School as the recipient of several teaching and mentoring awards. He has multiple national presentations and authored several peer-reviewed articles and invited manuscripts on the evaluation and treatment of colorectal disease, and has been the co-editor of one other textbook regarding colorectal disease.