Abdominal Key

Crohn’s Disease and Indeterminate Colitis Victor W. Fazio The knife cannot always have fresh fields for conquest; and although methods of practice may be modified and varied, and even improved…

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Paula Erwin-Toth It is necessary hoe hym that is sycke to have two or three good keepers. —ANDREW BOORDE (1490-1549): The Dyetary of Helth XL…

Less Common Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus Michael H. Polcino Marvin L. Corman To pathology we owe the realization that the contrast between health and…

Medicolegal Aspects of Colon and Rectal Surgery Alan V. Abrams If he [the surgeon] caused loss of life or limb, he lost his hands … —BABYLONIAN LAW12 In the United…

Carcinoma of the Rectum E. Leslie Bokey Doctors without anatomy are like moles: they work in the dark and their daily tasks are mole hills. —FRIEDRICH TIEDEMANN (1781-1861) The management…

Vascular Diseases: Hemorrhage, Mesenteric Occlusive and Nonocclusive Disease, Ischemia, Radiation Enteritis, and Volvulus Jonathan E. Efron The only weapon with which the unconscious patient can immediately retaliate on the incompetent…

Diverticular Disease R. John Nicholls Diet cures more than the lancet. —SPANISH PROVERB Man shall not live by bread alone. —MATTHEW 4:4; LUKE 4:4 Diverticulum (a; pl); Latin = a…

Malignant Tumors of the Anal Canal Gerald A. Isenberg While there are several chronic diseases more destructive to life than cancer, none is more feared. —CHARLES H. MAYO Carcinomas of…

Carcinoma of the Colon Neil H. Hyman There is a tremendous literature on cancer, but what we know for sure about it can be printed on a calling card. —AUGUST…

Colorectal Polyps James M. Church Matthew F. Kalady If people are falling over the edge of a cliff and sustaining injuries, the problem could be dealt with by stationing ambulances…