Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: Asian Perspectives on Optimization and Standardization

The book presents an Asian perspective on optimizing and standardizing colorectal cancer treatment, covering surgical techniques, minimally invasive options, extent and timing of surgery, patient safety, risk of complications, and multimodal management. It is a valuable reference for young surgeons, experienced practitioners, and others interested in the field.

Format: Hardback
Length: 414 pages
Publication date: 16 May 2018
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

The book presents an Asian perspective on optimizing and standardizing colorectal cancer treatment, considering technological advances and individualized therapy. It provides detailed descriptions of standard surgical techniques for rectal and colon cancer, highlighting recent improvements in 5-year survival rates in the Asia-Pacific region due to lifestyle changes. The role of minimally invasive laparoscopic and robotic options is explored, including extent and timing of surgery, patient safety, risk of complications, and unresolved issues. The use of surgery within multimodal management, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy, is explained, and an integrated approach for stage IV and recurrent disease is described. The book is a valuable reference for young surgeons, experienced practitioners, and others interested in learning about this field.

Weight: 1084g
Dimension: 181 x 258 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811051425
Edition number: 1st ed. 2018