Surgical Management of Enterocutaneous Fistula William Sanchez DEFINITION A fistula is an abnormal communication between two epithelialized surfaces. An enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) is an abnormal communication between the bowel lumen…
Low Anterior Resection and Total Mesorectal Excision/Coloanal Anastomosis: Open Technique Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos Jaime L. Bohl DEFINITION Low anterior rectal resection (LAR) with total mesorectal excision (TME) is defined as…
Transanal Single Port Excision of Rectal Lesions Avo Artinyan Daniel Albo DEFINITION The first description of transanal excision (TAE) of rectal lesions is often attributed to Parks and colleagues. The…
Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Surface Dissemination of Colorectal Cancer Reese W. Randle Konstantinos I. Votanopoulos Edward A. Levine Perry Shen John H. Stewart IV DEFINITION The…
Surgical Management of Complicated Diverticulitis: Perforation and Colovesical Fistula Scott E. Regenbogen DEFINITION Diverticulitis is acute or chronic inflammation and/or infection caused by perforation of a colonic diverticulum. Acute, simple…
Surgical Management of Anal Fissures Daniel Albo DEFINITION An anal fissure is an acute longitudinal tear or a chronic ovoid ulcer in the squamous epithelium of the anal canal. They…
Right Hemicolectomy: Open Technique Somala Mohammed Kathleen R. Liscum Eric J. Silberfein DEFINITION Right hemicolectomy refers to the removal of the cecum, the ascending colon, the hepatic flexure, the proximal…
Sigmoid Colectomy: Single-Incision Laparoscopic Surgery Technique Rodrigo Pedraza Eric M. Haas DEFINITION Single-incision laparoscopic sigmoidectomy is a minimally invasive technique in which a sigmoid colectomy is performed laparoscopically through a…
Right Hemicolectomy: Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery Technique Matthew Albert Harsha Polavarapu DEFINITION Hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) is a hybrid technique, which allows the surgeon to insert his or her hand into…
Transanal Excision of Rectal Tumors Ryan M. Thomas Barry Feig DEFINITION Transanal excision (TAE) of rectal tumors refers to the complete resection of a benign or malignant neoplasm of the…
