Colorectal Disorders and Diseases

Colorectal Disorders and Diseases: An Infographic Guide provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the most relevant diagnostic modalities, staging, classification systems and current therapeutic modalities for colorectal disorders and diseases. With coverage from incontinence, prolapse, anal fissures, and cancer, this reference offers a wide-ranging guide to colorectal disorders and diseases. The use of engaging infographics throughout provides an inviting 'at-a-glace perspective of the subject, allowing users to retain a large amount of information without the need to scroll through large text or complex algorithms. This is an important reference for clinicians, surgeons and medical students rotating in colorectal surgery as well as scientists that need a quick reference for research of colorectal issues including epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy. - Provides in-depth coverage of mechanisms, helping users quickly recognize the indications that are connected to specific medical conditions - Spans the epidemiology, diagnostic modalities, staging, classification systems, and therapy of colorectal diseases and disorders - Presents Infographics with engaging visuals which allows users to retain a large amount of information without the need to scroll through large text or complex algorithms

Constantine P. Spanos is a Professor of Surgery at the Aristotelian University in Thessaloniki, Greece. He obtained his MD from the Aristotle University School of Medicine in 1992. After an internship year at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, he trained in General Surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He subsequently pursued fellowship training in Colon and Rectal Surgery at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the American College of Thessaloniki. He is currently certified (and recertified) by both the American Board of Surgery and American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons as well as the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons.