Recent Advances in Coloproctology provides a thorough overview of modern developments in the surgical treatment of disorders of the lower intestine including ulcerative colitis/severe acute colitis, Crohn's disease, carcinomas, haemorrhoids and anal incontinence. Recognizing that the surgeon does not work in isolation, the book also integrates recent progress in imaging techniques for the anal canal and rectum, and highlights medico-legal considerations in separate chapters. Aimed at current practitioners and trainees, Recent Advances in Coloproctology discusses key concepts...

It is now more than 40 years since Drs. Wild and Reid published their first experience with rectal ultrasonography from the Surgery Department at the University of Minnesota. Professor Owen H. Wangen steen, in whose laboratory the studies were carried out, recognized at that time the need for early detection in the treatment of cancer. Technical improvements over the past 20 years have made endoscopy the procedure of choice for examination of the hollow organs of the genital, urinary and gastrointestinal tracts. The simultaneous development of endosonography has had an equally dramatic impact...

Segundo volumen de las antologias de anticipacion Acervo. Contiene los siguientes titulos: Memoria perdida, Cursillo de supervivencia, El foco de la locura, Un mundo maravilloso, Los iluminados, Supervivencia, Solo una madre, Punto muerto, Pacto, El hechizo de la soledad, El vidrio de Iargo, Ningun lugar como la Tierra, Equilibrio, El robot que deseaba aprender, El mecanico, Brazo de la ley."