An authoritative illustrated text of the operative techniques for established international colorectal surgeons

The sixth edition of Surgery of the Colon, Rectum and Anus provides an authoritative illustrated text of the operative techniques for established surgeons and those advanced in surgical training. With an international list of authors, the chapters have been rewritten and complemented by numerous new colour illustrations.
With a new emphasis on the overall management of patients, the indications and contraindications for surgery, tricks of the trade of individual authors and discussion of technical and clinical judgement, this new edition provides the reader with all the essentials for successful surgery.
All the illustrations have been updated and are now in colour helping to reflect the technical changes with have taken place since the last edition.
This book will be of interest to general surgeons and colorectal surgeons, both those established and in training.

"?the editors have succeeded in their stated aim to produce a definitive contemporary textbook of operative colorectal surgery. I think a copy should be available in any hospital library where colorectal surgery is performed?"-Colorectal Disease