The Difficult Stoma
The Difficult Stoma Hermann Kessler Mariane G. M. Camargo Risk Factors for the Difficult Stoma Preoperative Variables Preexisting conditions at surgery that cannot be influenced and associated with difficult ostomy…
Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Following Colorectal Surgery
Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction Following Colorectal Surgery Clayton C. Petro Michael J. Rosen Perioperative Considerations For the most part, complex abdominal wall reconstruction implies the utilization of a component separation…
Constipation
Constipation Tracy Hull SLOW TRANSIT CONSTIPATION Perioperative Considerations Patients who fail conservative therapy and have slow transit constipation are documented by a colonic transit study (Fig. 52-1). They also are…
Rectal Prolapse
Rectal Prolapse Tracy Hull Giovanna Da Silva Southwick Perioperative Considerations Rectal prolapse is a clinical diagnosis, as most patients present with a protruding “mass” that may spontaneously reduce or stay…
Construction of Intestinal Stomas
Construction of Intestinal Stomas Hermann Kessler Mariane G. M. Camargo Eric G. Weiss Perioperative Considerations Mark the patient’s abdominal wall for a proper stoma site, ideally by a trained enterostomal…
Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Parastomal Hernia Repair after Colorectal Surgery
Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction and Parastomal Hernia Repair after Colorectal Surgery Charlotte Horne Ajita Prabhu GENERAL PERIOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS Patient Assessment Indications for parastomal hernia repair include obstructive symptoms, persistent uncontrolled…
Kock Pouch (K-pouch)
Kock Pouch (K-pouch) Sherief Shawki Perioperative Considerations Patients should be counseled extensively about the expected function, needs, and potential revisions or failures that may be required with the operation. ETS…
Ventral Rectopexy
Ventral Rectopexy Sherief Shawki Sarah A. Vogler Perioperative Considerations Full-thickness rectal prolapse is a true intussusception of the rectum through the sphincters versus the anorectal mucosa only. Typically, patients present…
Sacral Neuromodulation and Sphincteroplasty for Fecal Incontinence
Sacral Neuromodulation and Sphincteroplasty for Fecal Incontinence Lisa C. Hickman Cecile A. Ferrando Perioperative Considerations Fecal incontinence (FI) can be the result of a variety of factors, including sphincter injury,…
Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps, Gluteal Flaps, and Plastic Surgery Reconstruction in Colorectal Surgery
Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flaps, Gluteal Flaps, and Plastic Surgery Reconstruction in Colorectal Surgery Emre Gorgun Raymond Isakov Perioperative Considerations Several flaps are available to bring healthy, well-vascularized tissue into…
