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Advances in Colorectal Surgery

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In recent years there have been significant advances in the management of both benign and malignant colorectal pathology. The current different therapeutic options for haemorrhoids (haemorrhoidal artery ligation, embolization, etc.), fistula (sealants, biological glues, laser, stem cells, etc.), or faecal incontinence have raised, once more, the importance of patient individualization. On the other hand the need to reduce the variability of clinical practice in rectal cancer surgery, the controversy generated by their approach, its relation with pelvic floor muscles and anal canal sphincter have increase the interest in local surgery and minimally invasive procedures. Finally, multimodal rehabilitation protocols have shown to be one of the greatest advances in surgery of the last decade.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Clinic University Hospital of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Manuela Elía-Guedea M.D., Jose Manuel Ramírez-Rodríguez M.D. & Jose Antonio Gracia-Solanas M.D.

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Elía-Guedea, M., Ramírez-Rodríguez, J.M., Gracia-Solanas, J.A. (2015). Advances in Colorectal Surgery. In: Latifi, R., Rhee, P., Gruessner, R. (eds) Technological Advances in Surgery, Trauma and Critical Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2671-8_38

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