This fully revised new edition focuses on the clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of conditions encountered by the coloproctologist and gastroenterolo

Anorectal Disorders: Diagnosis and Nonsurgical Treatments incorporates the most recent major advances in the understanding of anal and rectal anatomy to provide

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This first reference to comprehensively address both the medical and surgical management of diseases affecting the colon, this source spans the wide array of co

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