Setting Up a Colorectal Physiology Laboratory
Setting Up a Colorectal Physiology Laboratory Dana R. Sands Steven D. Wexner Pathology is the accomplished tragedy; physiology is the basis on which our treatment rests. — SAMUEL BUTLER The…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Analgesia in Colon and Rectal Surgery Theodore J. Saclarides The art of life is the art of avoiding pain. —Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Letter to Maria Cosway, October 12, 1786 With…
Evaluation and Diagnostic Techniques
Evaluation and Diagnostic Techniques Paula I. Denoya Marvin L. Corman Come, come, and sit you down. You shall not budge! You go not till I set you up a glass…
Pediatric Surgical Problems
Pediatric Surgical Problems Marc A. Levitt Alberto Peña We can say with some assurance that, although children may be the victims of fate, they will not be the victims of…
Diet and Drugs in Colorectal Surgery
Diet and Drugs in Colorectal Surgery John L. Petrini Jr. A drug is a substance that, when injected into a rat, produces a scientific paper. —Anonymous The role of diet…
Anatomy and Embryology of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon
Anatomy and Embryology of the Anus, Rectum, and Colon Ana Garza Robert W. Beart Jr. In anatomy, it is better to have learned and lost than never to have learned…
Physiology of the Colon
Physiology of the Colon Eric J. Daniels Marvin L. Corman Man and the animals are merely a passage and channel for food, a tomb for other animals, a haven for…
Cardiology
Cardiology Question 1 A 55-year-old woman smoker is seen in the emergency room (ER) complaining of several days of increasing facial fullness, orthopnea, and swelling in her neck and hands….
Cardiovascular Emergencies
Cardiovascular Emergencies Erik H. Howell Vidyasagar Kalahasti Samir R. Kapadia KEY POINTS TO REMEMBER: Cardiac Tamponade The most common cause of cardiac tamponade in developed countries is malignancy, whereas in…
Heart Failure
Heart Failure Sangjin Lee Robert E. Hobbs POINTS TO REMEMBER The most common cause of heart failure in the United States is end-stage coronary artery disease, accounting for more than…
