Colon, Rectum and Anus Surgery — Treatise on Colorectal Surgery
Surgery · Clinical Specialties
How it begins
Un compendio exhaustivo y riguroso sobre anatomía quirúrgica, abordajes oncológicos avanzados, patología inflamatoria, proctología compleja, complicaciones postoperatorias y estrategias multidisciplinares en cirugía colorrectal.
What it covers
- Colon, Rectum and Anus
- Applied Surgical Anatomy and Physiology
- · Embryology and Segmentation
- · Arterial Vascularization: Critical Points and Anastomotic Arcades
- · Venous Drainage and Portal System
- · Autonomic Innervation of the Pelvis
- · Anatomy of the Anal Canal and the Sphincter Apparatus
- Perioperative Principles and ERAS Protocol
- · ERAS Protocol (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery)
- · The Controversy of Mechanical Colon Preparation (MCP)
- · Systemic Intravenous Antibiotic Prophylaxis
- · Surgical Access: Laparoscopy, Robotics and Open
- Diverticular Colon Disease
- · Pathophysiology of Acute Diverticulitis
- · Modified Hinchey Classification (Kaiser and Bellows)
- · Emergency Surgical Strategy: Hartmann vs. Primary Anastomosis
- Colonic Obstruction and Volvulus
- · Pathophysiology of Mechanical Obstruction
- · Colon volvulus: Sigmoid vs. Cecal
- · Ogilvie Syndrome (Acute Colonic Pseudoobstruction)
- Ulcerative Colitis Surgery
- · Surgical Indications for Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
- · The Three-Stage Strategy for Emergency Surgery
- · The Ileal Pouch in J (J-Pouch)
- Surgery in Crohn's Disease
- · Indications for Colorectal Crohn's Surgery
- · Sthenoplasties (Strictureplasty)
- · Complex Perianal Crohn's Disease
- Colon Cancer and Complete Mesocolic Excision
- · Molecular Physiopathology of Colorectal Cancer
- · Complete Mesocolic Excision (MEC / CME)
- · Oncological Colectomy Techniques
- · TNM Staging of Colorectal Cancer (AJCC 8th Edition)
- Rectal Cancer and Total Mesorectal Excision
- · Total Mesorectal Excision (TME / TME)
- · The Concept of Circumferential Resection Margin (CRM)
- · Modern Multidisciplinary Strategy: TNT (Total Neoadjuvant Therapy)
- · The "Watch and Wait" Strategy (Habr-Gama)
- · Surgical Procedures according to Tumor Location
- Colorectal Trauma and Vascular Emergencies
- · Colon and Rectal Trauma: AAST Scale
- · Colonic Ischemia (Ischemic Colitis)
- Benign Anorectal Pathology I
- · Hemorrhoidal Disease: Goligher Classification
- · Hemorrhoidal Surgical Techniques
- · Chronic Anal Fissure and Sphincter Hypertonia
- Benign Anorectal Pathology II
- · Parks' Cryptoglandular Theory
- · The Goodsall-Salmon Rule
- · Classification of Anal Fistulas according to Parks
- · Surgical Management of Anal Fistulas
- Rectal Prolapse and Fecal Incontinence
- · Complete Rectal Prolapse (Procidence of Rectum)
- · Surgical Options in Rectal Prolapse
- · Fecal Incontinence
- Surgical Complications and Ostomies
- · Colorectal Anastomosis Dehiscence (Anastomotic Leak)
- · Management of Chronic Stoma Complications
- Anal Canal Neoplasms
- · Key Risk Factors
- · The Nigro Protocol Revolution
- · Differential Diagnosis: Precursor Lesions (AIN)
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- Subject
- Surgery
- Category
- Clinical Specialties
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 62
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02