Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus

Part 1 General approach: the history of colorectal surgery; surgical anatomy of the pelvis; anorectal physiology; history taking and regional examination; lower GI endoscopy; barium enema and small bowel series, X-Ray evaluation of the GI tract; nuclear medicine scans and angiography; intrarectal ultrasound; the anorectal physiology lab; anesthesia consideration in colorectal surgery; AIDS and the colorectal surgeon. Part 2 The anus: neoplastic diseases of the anus and perianal skin; hemorrhoids; fissures; anorectal abscess and fistula in ano; rectovaginal fistula; benign skin disorders of the perineum; condyloma acuminata; anal incontinence; anal stenosis; complications of anal surgery; lasers in anal surgery; presacral tumors and cysts. Part 3 The rectum: carcinoma of the rectum - general considerations; staging system for colorectal cancer; radical resection for carcinoma of the rectum; adjuvant chemotherapy for colon and rectal cancer; adjuvant radiation therapy for rectal cancer; treatment of local recurrence of rectal cancer; surgical treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer; local excision of carcinoma of the rectum; radiation therapy as definitive treatment of rectal cancer; treatment of benign tumors of the rectum; rectal prolapse; rectal stricture; rectal foreign bodies. Part 4 Colon: colon cancer - general considerations; the polyp-cancer syndrome; polyposis syndrome; predictors of eiologic behavior of colorectal cancer, tumor marker and flow cytometry for colorectal cancer; geriatrics and colon cancer; colon cancer-surgical technique; diverticular disease; colonic volvulus; radiation enteritis; intestinal ischemia and infarction; endometriosis of the intestines; techniques of stoma formation and stomal complications; enterostomal therapy; lower gastrointestinal bleeding; trauma to the colon and rectum. Part 5 Inflammatory bowel disease: immunologic aspects of inflammatory bowel disease; ulcerative colitis and dysplasia; proctosygmoiditis; medical treatment of ulcerative colitis; surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis; the technique of pelvic pouch; the koch pouch; Crohn's disease; medical treatment of Crohn's disease; surgical treatment of Crohn's disease; perianal Crohn's, anorectal abscess and fistula in ano in the Crohn's patient; Fournier's gangrene; rectovaginal fistula in the Crohn's patient. Part 6 Antibiotics and infectious disease: bowel preparation; prophylactic antibiotics in colorectal surgery; gay bowel and anorectal STD's; infections of the colon and small bowel. Part 7 Functional disorders: constipation; pelvic floor abnormalities; irritable bowel syndrome. Part 8 Congenital disorders: hirschsprungs disease; anorectal malformations.