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KWAAN / ZBAR
Comprehensive Rectal Cancer Care
Up-to-date volume that includes new treatment methodsA focus on regional management and treatment recordsData included to show effectiveness of new treatmentsThis book is a comprehensive guide to rectal cancer care that will provide general and colorectal surgeons details regarding the latest developments in the field. The book aims to cover the dynamic shifts in rectal cancer care that have taken place over recent years. Management approaches, such as watch-and-wait and transanal approaches, are evaluated and assessed by experienced physicians to give readers a full understanding of the available treatment options. Chapter summaries are included to give a clinical overview of each approach and to assist the understanding of each topic covered, and make the book applicable to both general surgeons and specialist practice nurses, as well as rectal cancer specialists.Table of ContentsThe Epidemiology of Rectal CancerEndorectal UltrasoundThe Role of MRI in Assessment of Rectal CancersRole of FDG PET-CT in Colorectal CancerPathology of Rectal Cancer and Predictors of Response to Neoadjuvant TherapyAn Overview of the Tailored Surgical Approach to Rectal CancerTotal Mesorectal Excision: Embryology, Anatomy, Technique and OutcomesThe Impact of Minimally Invasive Technology in Rectal CancerLocal Excision: Indications and TechniquesReverse TME: The “Bottom-UP” Approach to Low Rectal CancerWatch and Wait in Rectal Cancer Patients with Clinical Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy: The American ViewpointThe Watch and Wait Approach After Neoadjuvant Therapy: The Australian ViewpointIntersphincteric Resection: Indications and OutcomThe Changing Face of Abdominoperineal ExcisionNeorectal Reservoir Construction: Techniques and OutcomesMultivisceral Resection: Technical ConsiderationsThe Role of Lateral Pelvic Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer SurgeryThe Surgeon’s Perspective on Radiation TherapyThe Swedish ApproachThe Swedish Approach Towards Radiotherapy and Rectal Cancer: Making Sense of Where They Have Been and Where They Are GoingRadiation Therapy: The North American ApproachChemotherapy and Biologic Therapy in Rectal Cancer: An UpdateResection of the Rectal Primary Tumor in the Setting of Metastatic DiseaseModern Management of Hepatic Metastatic DiseaseManaging Non-Hepatic Metastatic Sites: Lung and CNSCytoreductive Surgery Plus Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Rectal CancerThe Management of Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A European PerspectiveThe Management of Recurrent Rectal Cancer: A North American PerspectiveThe Management of Recurrent Rectal Cancer: An Australasian PerspectiveManaging Uncommon Rectal TumorsRectal Cancer Survivorship and Quality of LifeThe Economics of Rectal Cancer Care: Considerations in Interpretation of the Literature