Improved Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Charles B Whitlow MD, Program Director, Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship Program, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. David E Beck MD, Chairman, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is president-elect of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and Editor-in-Chief of Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery and the Ochsner Journal. David A Margolin MD, Colon and Rectal Research Director, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He is an Associate Editor of Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. Terry C Hicks MD, Associate Chairman, Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. President of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Alan E Timmcke, Staff Colon and Rectal Surgeon, Ochsner Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Perioperative. 1. Preexisting Conditions. 2. Bowel Preparation for Elective Colon Surgery. 3. Anesthesia and Intraoperative Positioning. 4. Sepsis. 5. Intraoperative Anastomotic Challenges. 6. Other Intraoperative Challenges. 6. Postoperative Anastomotic Complications. 7. General Postoperative Complications. 8. Care Paths and optimal postoperative management. 9. Limitations of Anal Physiology Testing. 10. Limitations of Colorectal Imaging Studies. 11. Transanal Endoscopy. 12. Laparoscopic Surgery. 13. Medicolegal Issues. 14. Miscellaneous Conditions. 15. Quality and Outcome Measures. Disease or Operation Specific. 16. Hemorrhoidal Surgery. 17. Nonoperative Therapy for Hemorrhoidal Disease. 18. Surgery and Nonoperative Therapy of Perirectal Abscesses and Anal Fistulas. 19. Surgery and Nonoperative Therapy of Anal Fissures and Anal Stenosis. 20. Surgery for Pilonidal Disease and Hidradenitis Suppurativa. 21. Surgery for Fecal Incontinence. 22. Surgery for Rectal Prolapse. 23. Surgery and Nonoperative Therapy for Diverticular Disease. 24. Abdominal Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. 25. Transanal Surgery for Rectal Cancer. 26. Abdominoperineal Resection. 27. Surgery for Metastatic Disease. 27. Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer. 28. Acute and Late Toxicity of Radiation Therapy. 29. Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis. 30. Surgery for Crohn’s disease. 31. Ostomies. 32. Surgery for Constipation. 33. Colorectal Trauma. 34. Urologic Complications of Colorectal Surgery.