Management of Anastomotic Leak

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Introduction Although significant improvements in oncologic outcomes after surgery for colorectal cancer have been achieved, the issue of anastomotic leaks remains a challenge. In fact, an anastomotic leak is one…

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Surgical Management of Cancer of the Colon

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Introduction Surgical resection is the primary curative treatment for patients with localized colorectal cancer. The most accurate prognostic indicator of colon cancer is its stage at diagnosis, and in patients…

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Acute and Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia

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Introduction Mesenteric ischemia can be either acute or chronic. The acute variant is a life-threatening disease of sudden onset and has several distinctly different causes. Most patients who are diagnosed…

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Reoperative Pelvic Surgery

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Introduction Reoperative pelvic surgery is one of the most difficult challenges a colon and rectal surgeon can face. Anatomic, postsurgical, and disease-specific factors combine to present unique challenges with significant…

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Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Small and Large Intestine

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Definition Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) derive from neuroendocrine cells (also called enterochromaffin cells or enterochromaffin-like cells) of the endoderm of the fore-, mid-, and hindgut. These cells are diffusely distributed in…

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Nutritional Support in Colorectal Surgery

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Acknowledgment We gratefully acknowledge Maureen E. Rombeau, MA, for editorial assistance. Introduction Surgeons are justifiably proud of their seminal contributions to nutritional care of the hospitalized patient. These contributions include…

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Radiation Enteritis and Proctocolitis

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Background Radiation was first used as a treatment modality for breast cancer in 1896, and a year later Dr. David Walsh, a physician at the Western Skin Hospital, London, described…

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Management of Small Bowel Crohn Disease

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Introduction Crohn disease is described according to age of onset, disease location, and disease behavior. The disease location usually remains constant throughout a patient’s lifetime and is categorized as disease…

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