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Written by many of the world's leading colorectal surgeons, this evidence-based text investigates the risks and benefits of colorectal surgeries. By using clinical pathways, algorithms, and case discussions, the authors identify the best practices for patient safety and positive outcomes to ensure that physicians correctly recognize potential probl
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Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery is now firmly established within the repertoire of modern general surgery. Indeed, in many major tertiary centres there are now specific teams for both pancreatic and liver surgery. However, in most hospitals outside these major centres the day-to-day management and decision-making for patients with these diso
Colorectal surgery is a key part of the general surgeon’s remit and it is essential for the surgeon to be aware of the range of preoperative, perioperative and disease management issues. This practical book provides practical knowledge and guidance necessary to manage colorectal diseases. A wide range of topics is included, including examination procedures, diagnostics, preoperative preparation and assessment, pain management and surgical skills and techniques. Key Points Concisely outlines practical information and guidance for any healthcare practitioner involved in the treatment and management of colorectal disorders Provides an overview of disease processes to assist with clinical treatment and diagnosis This revised 3rd Edition contains up-to-date information on advances in minimally invasive surgery, treatment and management of colon and rectal cancer, and haemorrhoids and fistulas.
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The ASCRS Textbook of Surgery of the Colon and Rectum offers a comprehensive textbook designed to provide state of the art information to residents in training and fully trained surgeons seeking recertification. The textbook also supports the mission of the ASCRS to be the world’s authority on colon and rectal disease. The combination of junior and senior authors selected from the membership of the ASCRS for each chapter will provide a comprehensive summary of each topic and allow the touch of experience to focus and temper the material. This approach should provide the reader with a very open minded, evidence based approach to all aspects of colorectal disease. Derived from the textbook, The ASCRS Manual of Surgery of the Colon and Rectum offers a “hands on” version of the textbook, written with the same comprehensive, evidence-based approach but distilled to the clinical essentials. In a handy pocket format, readers will find the bread and butter information for the broad spectrum of practice. In a consistent style, each chapter outlines the condition or procedure being discussed in a concise outline format – easy to read, appropriately illustrated and referenced.
Master Techniques in General Surgery: Colon and Rectal Surgery: Abdominal Operations is a volume in a series that presents common and advanced procedures in the major subspecialities of general surgery. The series is overseen by Josef F. Fischer, MD, editor of the classic two-volume reference Mastery of Surgery. Master Techniques in General Surgery: Colon and Rectal Surgery: Abdominal Operations is written by acknowledged master surgeons, emphasizes surgical procedures, and is lavishly illustrated with original full-color drawings. The contributors fully explain their preferred techniques in step-by-step, thoroughly illustrated detail, assess indications and contraindications, offer guidelin...
In his bestselling Wacky Chicks, irreverent social commentator and humor writer Simon Doonan introduces readers to a bracing cross section of exuberantly unconventional women. In the pages of Wacky Chicks readers will find life lessons from a group of fearlessly inappropriate and fabulously eccentric women, including comedienne Amy Sedaris; fashion designer turned park ranger Spider Fawke; Warhol muse Brigid Berlin; Suzanne Bartsch, the woman who showed Madonna how to vogue; and many more. Distinguished primarily by their wild originality and rule-breaking chutzpah, these women defy rules, shape the cultural landscape, and enrich the world. They are about as diverse a flock as you can imagine, but all of them are Belligerent, Resilient, Uninhibited, Naughty, Creative, and Hilarious (B.R.U.N.C.H. for short). In a word, they are Wacky, and they are ready to enlighten you. A book that pays tribute to the wild and unstoppable female in each of us, Wacky Chicks is the ultimate guide to embracing your inner rebel.
You’re only a success at a high school reunion if you achieve something no one thought you could. For chubby, straight-A student ISABELLA HARPER, that means a boyfriend and a killer body. Rejected and laughed at in high school by her ultimate crush for being a member of ‘The Fat Chicks’ Club’, the new and improved Isabella has recently returned to Brisbane, Australia after working in London for five years. She’s determined to attend her ten-year class reunion now that she’s a successful lawyer, fifteen kilos lighter, and engaged to a super-hot British investment banker. After all, the best revenge is living well. But within a few weeks of coming home, Isabella’s perfect life starts to crumble. With the reluctant help of her childhood friend, Byron McAllister, she sets her sights on a new date for the reunion—his brother, Keats. Will she have her perfect life back in time for the reunion? Or will living in the past cost her happiness in the future?
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