Principles -- Anorectal and Colonic Anatomy -- Anorectal and Pelvic Floor Physiology -- Colonic Motility and Physiology -- History-Taking and Symptoms -- Proctological Examination -- Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Diagnosis and Treatment -- Pathology of Anorectal and Colonic Specimens -- Anorectal, Pelvic and Colonic Imaging -- Endorectal and Anal Sonography -- Anorectal Manometry -- Microbiology of the Lower Digestive Tract -- Nutritional Evaluation and Care in Coloproctology -- Preparation and Positioning for Surgery -- Anaesthesia and Perioperative Management for Anorectal and Colonic Surgery -- Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgical Excision -- Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery -- Stomas and Related Problems -- Psychological Assessment of the Coloproctology Patient -- Anal and Perianal Diseases -- Hemorrhoidal Disease -- Anal Fissure -- Anorectal Abscesses and Fistulas -- Malignant Tumours of the Anal Canal and Margin -- Pilonidal Sinus Disease -- Dermatological Anal and Perianal Diseases -- Pruritus Ani -- Clinical Management of Patients with Faecal Incontinence -- Sacral Nerve Stimulation for Fecal Incontinence -- Essential Anorectal or Idiopathic Perianal Pain -- Complications of Anal Surgery -- Colorectal Conditions -- Anorectal and Colonic Crohn’s Disease -- Ulcerative Colitis -- Diverticular Disease -- Polyposis Syndromes and Colorectal Cancer Predisposition -- Management of Malignant Colorectal Tumours -- Retrorectal Tumors -- Chronic Constipation -- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction -- Total Rectal Prolapse, Internal Prolapse – Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Rectocele -- Anorectal Stenosis -- Anorectal Traumatic Injuries -- Colorectal Foreign Bodies -- Abdominal Catastrophes and Intestinal Failure -- Specialist Conditions -- Paediatric Colorectal Surgery -- Pregnancy- and Delivery-Associated Colorectal and Proctological Disorders -- Gynecological Problems Relevant to Coloproctology -- Urologic Conditions in Coloproctology -- Sexually Transmitted Infections in Coloproctology -- Radiation Injury -- The Role of Plastic Surgery in the Management of Perineal Wounds.

This totally revised and enlarged new edition offers concise and well-structured chapters each focussing on the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of a condition commonly encountered by the coloproctologist and gastroenterological surgeon, who are faced with an increasing number of precise and specific treatment modalities. The comprehensive, yet easy-to-read, information in this practical guide on both common and rare anorectal and colonic diseases is particularly important for both the practitioner, who needs to know all the possible modalities of conservative and surgical treatment, and the surgeon, who needs to adapt his surgical procedure to the clinical and anatomical findings. Precise guidelines are given and surgical techniques illustrated. Each chapter is completed with up-to-date references and a self-assessment quiz.