(eBook) Colon, Rectum and Anus – Anatomic, Physiologic Bases by Carlo Ratto

This is the PDF eBook version for Colon, Rectum and Anus – Anatomic, Physiologic and Diagnostic Bases for Disease Management by Carlo Ratto, Angelo Parello, Lorenza Donisi, Francesco Litta

Table of Contents

Introduction to Coloproctology.- Coloproctology: From its Origins to the Super-Specialization.- To be a Coloproctologist Today.- A Surgeon for the Pelvic Floor: Dream or Reality?.- Anatomy.- Surgical Anatomy of the Colon, Rectum and Anus.- Topographic Anatomy of the Colon and Rectum: Tips and Tricks in Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery.- Topographic Anatomy in Proctologic Surgery.- Physiology.- Physiology of the Colon.- Physiology of the Rectum and Anus.- Factors Affecting the Intestinal Physiology.- Factors Affecting the Defecation and Anal Continence.- Colorectal Surgery: Organ and Function Preservation.- Anal Surgery: Organ and Function Preservation.- Diagnosis.- Patient’s History Data Collection in Coloproctology.- Visiting a Coloproctology Patient: Rules and Suggestions.- Signs and Symptoms in Coloproctology: Data Collection and Scores.- Diagnosis in Coloproctology: from the General Practitioner to the Tertiary Referral Center.- Instruments for the In-Office Diagnosis.- Colonic and Rectal Endoscopy.- Colonic and Rectal Endosonography.- Imaging of colonic diseases: procedures and indications.- Radiologic Imaging of recto-anal diseases: procedures and indications.- Ultrasound of the Colon and Rectum: Procedures and Indications.- Anorectal Manometry.- Electrophysiological Study of the Pelvic Floor.- Integration of Diagnostics in Proctology: Assessment, Choice of Treatment, and Evaluation of Results.- Pathologic Evaluation of Colo-Recto-Anal Samples: Procedures and Clinical Significance.