The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery

This comprehensive guidebook is a must-have for surgeons and healthcare providers seeking to improve their skills in treating patients with colorectal disease.

With newly written chapters, this edition provides an in-depth look at the latest diagnostic, therapeutic, and operative techniques in the field.

Organized around the "pillars" of colorectal disease, the book covers perioperative care, anorectal disorders, benign diseases, malignancies, pelvic floor disorders, and more.

Each chapter is formatted as a "how-to" manual and algorithm-based guide, providing evidence-based recommendations and operative technical details to help readers understand the thought process behind a proposed treatment strategy.

The book also covers medical and surgical therapies for abdominal, pelvic, and anorectal disease, making it a valuable resource for surgeons at all stages of their career.

With contributions from experts in the field from around the world, this textbook is sure to inspire the next generation of scientists to address the critical gaps in our knowledge base through thoughtful and high-level scientific inquiry.