Emergency Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer (Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma)

Description:

This volume provides an overview of the current evidence-based medical and surgical practice in emergency conditions in colorectal cancer patients. It offers a multidisciplinary perspective, taking into account the specific characteristics of colorectal cancer patients, the necessary pre-operative assessment, the endoscopic and radiological management, and the surgical treatments. Each chapter is supplemented  with tables, figures, key-point boxes, schematic representations, and decision-making trees that serve as easy-to-use tools to apply in the different scenarios requiring acute care. Recommendations for best practice and the main reference articles are included for each topic, as well as numerous illustrated clinical cases with cilnical and empirical evidence regarding the surgical management of colorectal cancer. Specific technical aspects of the different surgical interventions and approaches (e.g., open surgery, laparoscopy, and robotics) are also detailed. This book is intended for residents and emergency surgeons, as well as all practictioners who treat colorectal cancer patients, such as gastroenterologists, oncologists, and radiologists.

Table of Contents:

1. Colorectal Cancer Research: A State of the Art

2. Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer: Incidence, Survival, and Risk Factors

3. Socioeconomic Impact of Emergency Therapies for Colorectal Cancer

4. Acute Care and Surgical Risk Assessment

5. Complicated Colorectal Cancer: Role of Imaging

6. Principles of Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Emergency

7. Management of Colonoscopy Complications

8. Emergencies Related to Primary Colon Cancer: Multidisciplinary Management of Colon Obstruction, Perforation and Bleeding Due to Colon Cancer in the Absence of Metastatic Disease

9. Emergencies Related to Primary Rectal Cancer

10. Peritoneal Carcinomatosis and Other Emergencies Not Related to Primary Colorectal Cancer

11. Emergencies Related to Advanced Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

12. Multidisciplinary Management of Postoperative Complications

13. Enhanced Recovery After Emergency Colorectal Surgery

14. On the Immune Status of Patients with Colorectal Carcinoma

15. Medical and Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer Patients Presenting with Haemostatic Disorders

16. Medical and Surgical Management of Colorectal Cancer Emergencies in Elderly Patients

17. Colorectal Cancer Surgical Emergency in Transplanted Patients

18. Colorectal Cancer Surgical Emergencies in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

19. Emergency Surgical Management in Rectal Cancer Patients Following Radiotherapy

20. Pathological Analyses of Colorectal Cancer

21. Postoperative Oncologic Management of Colorectal Cancer Emergencies

22. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Cancer in the Emergency Setting

23. Indications for Open Abdomen in Colorectal Cancer Emergency

24. Difficult Decisions in Colorectal Cancer in Emergency Settings

25. Future Perspectives in Colorectal Cancer Treatments

26. Training Curriculum for Colorectal Cancer Surgery

27. Emergency Colorectal Surgery Checklists and Technical Considerations

28. Clinical Cases on Colorectal Cancer Emergency