Transanal Pull Through for Hirschsprung Disease Jacob C. Langer Introduction Hirschsprung disease is characterized by absence of ganglion cells within the submucosal and myenteric plexuses in the distal bowel, most…
Rectal Cancer in the 21St Century—Radical Operations: Anterior Resection and Abdominoperineal Excision R. J. Heald Introduction Since the first chapter of “Mastery” was written, it is surprising how much has…
Radical Groin Dissection Daniel G. Coit Indications Groin dissection is a procedure performed in the treatment of a number of cutaneous malignancies, including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma,…
Anterior and Low Anterior Resection of the Rectum Robert D. Madoff Genevieve B. Melton Introduction Anterior resection (AR) is most commonly performed for patients with high-to-mid level rectal tumors in…
Total Proctectomy with Sphincter Preservation for Distal Rectal Center James W. Fleshman Bashar Safar Introduction Nearly 40,000 patients are diagnosed with rectal cancer annually in the United States. Despite a…
Laparoscopic Treatment of Rectal Prolapse Dennis L. Fowler Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome Introduction Rectal prolapse remains a condition for which no consensus exists regarding the diagnostic algorithm, natural history, or…
Left Hemicolectomy for Treatment of Malignancy Martin R. Weiser Surgical resection remains the optimal curative treatment for left colon cancer. This includes removal of the primary lesion with clear margins…
Management of Rectal Foreign Bodies Vitaliy Y. Poylin Frank G. Opelka Historically, in research regarding rectal foreign bodies, the literature begins with some individuals resorting to use of the anus…
Right Hemicolectomy for Treatment of Cancer: Open Technique Bruce G. Wolff Jennifer Y. Wang Right hemicolectomy is indicated for malignant neoplasms of the cecum and right colon. This is traditionally…
Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy Morris E. Franklin Karla Russek Introduction The first laparoscopic-assisted right hemicolectomy was described in 1992 and since then several authors have published their techniques. The indications for…
