Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery provides an authoritative, team-oriented approach to the latest state-of-the-art laparoscopic colorectal procedures and surgical techniques. Written by pioneers in the field, this text will supply surgeons with all the information necessary to accomplish advanced laparoscopic procedures. Comprehensive discussions of positioning, instrumentation, cannulas, surgical techniques, special considerations, and considerations in cancer surgery are featured for a wide variety of major operative procedures, including - smallbowel resection - abdominoperineal resection - ileocolectomy, right colectomy, and total abdominal colectomy - proctosigmoidectomy - stoma construction and closure using laparoscopic techniques.