Publisher's Synopsis
Widespread recognition of the benefits of minimally invasive procedures in surgery and medicine is resulting in the rapid development of new advances and new techniques in every speciality. This series of books sets out to meet the needs of those responsible for applying the techniques.;This volume deals with the field of minimal access coloproctology, and covers subjects such as the history and principles of colon and rectal surgery, colonoscopy for the management of colorectal neoplasms and benign conditions, diagnostic laparoscopy, transanal endoscopic microsurgery, laparoscopic appendectomy, and philosophical considerations with laparoscopic colectomies.
