Ebook: Clinical Measurement in Coloproctology
- Tags: Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Proctology, Surgery, Statistics for Life Sciences Medicine Health Sciences, Health Informatics
- Year: 1991
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Crucial decisions concerning surgical treatment are often based on the results of various methods used for assessing colorectal function. Yet the new methods which have resulted from recent technological advances are still often regarded as research tools or viewed with skepticism by the practicing physician. New horizons are opened up for the coloproctologist in this book which fully documents the scope of established and recently developed investigative techniques. These include manometry, electromyography, scintigraphy and defaecography. The discussion shows how each technique is conducted and in what way the results can be interpreted and used for the management of patients with colorectal disorders. Specialist areas such as the neorectum and the assessment of the pediatric patient are also included. This book clearly establishes the place of each technique in clinical practice. The text is clear and simple so that not only specialists but also non-specialists will be able to understand and set up the appropriate tests for specific colorectal disorders.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Morphology of the Colon and Anorectum....Pages 3-18
Measurement of Colonic Motor Function....Pages 19-36
Measurement of Anorectal Function....Pages 37-66
Measurement of Absorptive and Secretory Function....Pages 67-79
Histological Measurement in Coloproctology....Pages 81-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Physiological Mechanisms....Pages 89-95
Constipation....Pages 97-108
Faecal Incontinence....Pages 109-121
Neurological Disorders....Pages 123-139
Rectal Prolapse, Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Haemorrhoids....Pages 141-146
The Irritable Colon....Pages 147-149
Pseudo-obstruction....Pages 151-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Neorectum and Assessment of Anorectal Function Following Surgery....Pages 165-187
Colo-anal Anastomosis....Pages 189-199
Assessment of the Paediatric Patient....Pages 201-212
Back Matter....Pages 213-216
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Morphology of the Colon and Anorectum....Pages 3-18
Measurement of Colonic Motor Function....Pages 19-36
Measurement of Anorectal Function....Pages 37-66
Measurement of Absorptive and Secretory Function....Pages 67-79
Histological Measurement in Coloproctology....Pages 81-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Physiological Mechanisms....Pages 89-95
Constipation....Pages 97-108
Faecal Incontinence....Pages 109-121
Neurological Disorders....Pages 123-139
Rectal Prolapse, Solitary Rectal Ulcer Syndrome and Haemorrhoids....Pages 141-146
The Irritable Colon....Pages 147-149
Pseudo-obstruction....Pages 151-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Neorectum and Assessment of Anorectal Function Following Surgery....Pages 165-187
Colo-anal Anastomosis....Pages 189-199
Assessment of the Paediatric Patient....Pages 201-212
Back Matter....Pages 213-216
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