Offering comprehensive coverage of all diseases and conditions affecting the colon, rectum, and anus, Steele’s Colon and Rectal Surgery provides authoritative guidance on the full range of today’s operative procedures. Edited by Dr. Scott R. Steele, Chairman of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, and section editors Drs. Justin A. Maykel, Amy L. Lightner, and Joshua I.S. Bleier, this new reference contains 81 concise, tightly focused chapters that take you step by...

Postoperative Complications, An Issue of Surgical Clinics, E-Book

The presence of fistulizing Crohn’s disease (FCD) reflects a distinct, aggressive phenotype of CD and indicates a challenging and complicated disease course necessitating an early, intense, and multidisciplinary approach to treatment. Compared with patients without perianal involvement, patients with perianal FCD have higher rates of hospitalization, surgery, and use of immunosuppressive medications and are at higher risk of complications, including anal and rectal cancer. Further, despite...