Jean-Claude Givel – författare

"Updates in Colo-Proctology" covers the proceedings of the Anglo-Swiss Colo-Proctology Meeting held in St Moritz in 1990. The book contains the papers which were presented and dis­ cussed there by physicians of the various specialties concerned with the care of patients with diseases of the colon, rectum and anus. The authors, each distinguished in a particular field, have contributed across a wide range of subjects and different dis­ ciplines. The topics covered include surgical and investigative techniques, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and specific infections. Being familiar with the previous literature, it is clear that little was really new among the themes presented in St Moritz, but few will deny that many of the techniques and methods of treatment described in this book are truly modern. Some contribute an entirely new dimension to the approach to well­ known colo-proctological conditions, while others may open up new paths for future research. In addition, in colo-proctology as in other disciplines, advances in treatment almost always bring new problems in the complications which attend them. These are the subject of some of the papers. Although it would be invidious to pick out individual contributions when there is so much that is new to talk about and so much that is old to be looked at in a new light, we should like to record how much we have enjoyed reading and collating these chapters. We hope that others will share our enthusiasm and pleasure.

This totally revised and enlarged new edition offers concise and well-structured chapters each focusing 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, and a DVD is included.

This totally revised and enlarged new edition offers concise and well-structured chapters each focusing 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, and a DVD is included.

Dieses Buch behandelt anschaulich klinische und therapeutische Aspekte anorektaler L{sionen. Es richtet sich besonders an den koloproktologisch oder gastroenterologisch t{tigen Chirurgen, der sich einer zunehmenden Zahl von konkreten und spezifischen Behandlungverfahren gegen}ber sieht. F}hrende europ{ische Spezialisten haben zu dieser gut verst{ndlichen Monographie beigetragen. Die einf}hrenden Kapitel umfassen allgemeine Gesichtspunkte, wie die chirurgische Anatomie, Symptomatologie, Biopsien und radiologische Untersuchungsmethoden. Danach werden die verschiedenen und komplexen anorektalen Affektionen von Epidemiologie und Differentialdiagnose bis zur chirurgischen Behandlung und ihren Komplikationen beschrieben. Genaue Richtlinien werden f}r die Beurteilung des Einzelfalls gegeben; die chirurgischen Techniken sind detailliert dargestellt. Jedes Kapitel wirddurch eine ausf}hrliche, aktuelle Bibliographie vervollst{ndigt.Die komplette Darstellung sowohl h{ufiger als auch seltener Erkrankungen des Anorektums ist f}r den Allgemeinarzt wichtig, der die konservativen und chirurgischen Behandlungsverfahren kennen und f}r den Chirurgen, der die Wahl der Operationstechnik den klinischen Gegebenheiten anpassen mu~.

Understanding of the pathology and causation of anorectal diseases is constantly increasing. This has led to changes in how treatment is cho­ sen. There is almost no anorectal condition for which some new thera­ peutic approach has not been recently tried, and several of these do not involve surgery at all. In any developing field it is important to maintain contact with change. Surgery of Anorectal Diseases does this in abundance by its very breadth and by the detailed and up-to-date manner in which it deals with each condition. Beautifully illustrated and clearly written, it is a reference text of major importance. The editors have managed to achieve uniformity of style without stif­ ling the individuality of the various contributing authors. The book will appeal both to surgeons and physicians and must be one of the most complete and all-encompassing works in the field. Besides the stan­ dard topics, which themselves are dealt with excellently, there are wel­ come contributions on microbiology, physiology, dermatology as well as on aspects of paediatrics and gynaecology. The reader will find in­ formed comment on any subject, combined with a current bibliogra­ phy. More could not be wished from any reference book. John Nicholls London, November 1989 Preface Proctology is no more a minor speciality. Better knowledge of colo-rec­ to-anal anatomy and of physio-pathology, progress in clinical, imaging and bacteriological investigations have resulted in numerous and more complex therapies.