The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Second Edition is designed to provide a rapid access pocket reference for residents, fellows, private clinicians, and allied health professionals caring for patients with colorectal surgical diseases. The Manual, abstracted from the ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Second Edition, is intended to impart succinct, clinically relevant information for daily patient care. The chapters take an evidence-based approach and many provide ASCRS practice parameters. The contents are presented consistently, with concise overviews of the most clinically relevant topics. The disease chapters discuss etiology, anatomic considerations, patient evaluation, lab results, imaging, diagnosis and treatment. The surgical chapters address these same issues, in addition to discussion of minimally invasive versus open techniques, possible complications, and perioperative care. The Manual also includes anatomical and technique drawings, operative photos and algorithms.

Con ise yet comprehensive,The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Second Edition is very useful for physicians and researchers dealing with diseases of the colon and rectum.

David E. Beck, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, New Orleans, LA, USA

Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD(Hon), FACS, FRCS, FRCS(Ed)
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Director, Digestive Disease Center, Chair, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Emeritus Chief of Staff
Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine, Affiliate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Florida International University College of Medicine, Clinical Professor and Affiliate Dean for Clinical Education, Weston, FL, USA

Tracy L. Hull, MD
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland, OH, USA

Patricia L. Roberts, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Lahey Clinic, Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Burlington, MA, USA

Theodore J. Saclarides, MD
Loyola University Medical Center, Professor of Surgery, Head, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Maywood, IL, USA

Anthony J. Senagore, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Central Michigan University School of Medicine, Chairman, Surgical Disciplines, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

Michael J. Stamos, MD, FACS, FASCRS
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, John E. Connolly Chair, Professor of Surgery, Irvine, CA, USA

Scott R. Steele, M.D., FACS, FASCRS      
Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Colon& Rectal Surgery, Fort Lewis, WA, USA