Colo-rectal Surgery

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Introduction....Pages 1-1
The Pathology of Megacolon....Pages 3-3
Pathology of Hirschsprung’s Disease and Ischaemic Colitis....Pages 5-9
Surgery for Constipation....Pages 11-17
Idiopathic Megacolon....Pages 19-21
Hirschsprung’s Disease....Pages 23-28
Experience with Low Anterior Resection in Hirschsprung’s Disease....Pages 29-31
Complications After Surgical Treatment of Hirschsprung’s Disease....Pages 33-41
Pseudo-Obstruction of the Colon....Pages 43-46
Acute Pseudo-Obstruction of the Large Bowel....Pages 47-48
Toxic Megacolon....Pages 49-50
Survival Prospects After Sphincter-Saving Operations....Pages 51-56
Continent Ileostomy....Pages 57-60
Indication for the Erlanger Magnetic Device....Pages 61-65
Sphincteroplasty Using Autologous Smooth Muscle....Pages 67-71
Experience of a New Hydraulic Sphincter Prosthesis....Pages 73-77
The Postanal Repair Operation in Unselected Patients with Idiopathic Faecal Incontinence....Pages 79-81
Internal Sphincter Dysfunction: A Cause of Idiopathic Megacolon....Pages 83-87
A Comparison of Infrared Coagulation and Conventional Methods in the Treatment of Haemorrhoids....Pages 89-92
The Conservative Treatment of Haemorrhoidal Complaints....Pages 93-97
Lord’s Procedure for Haemorrhoids: A Prospective Anal Pressure Study....Pages 99-104
Ileo-Anal Pouch Operation....Pages 105-106
The Use of Circular Staplers for the Construction of Colorectal Anastomoses After Anterior Resection....Pages 107-113
Stapler Anastomoses in the Low Rectal Third....Pages 115-126
Comparative Results of Hand and Mechanical Suture in Low Colorectal Anastomosis....Pages 127-129
Low Anterior Resection....Pages 131-135
Bowel Preparation Using Antimicrobial Measures....Pages 137-141
Functional Results After Low Anterior Resection....Pages 143-147
Colorectal Anastomosis: Factors Influencing Success....Pages 149-153
Surgery for Anal Carcinoma....Pages 155-157
Combined Therapy for Anal Carcinoma....Pages 159-162
Radiotherapy for Anal Carcinoma....Pages 163-167
Multimodality Approach in Therapy of Anal Carcinoma....Pages 169-173
A Disease Revived: Ileocaecal Tuberculosis....Pages 175-178
Ischaemic Proctitis....Pages 179-184
The Course and Prognosis of Idiopathic Distal Proctocolitis....Pages 185-191
Management of the Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome....Pages 193-198
Assessment and Management of Fistulae in Crohn’s Disease....Pages 199-201
Back Matter....Pages 202-206