Colorectal Surgery: Living Pathology in the Operating Room

Excerpt

This book records the detailed observations made by a master surgeon throughout his lifelong practice of colorectal surgery. This monograph is not intended as a textbook, instead the focus is the author’s personal interpretation of the variety of surgical pathology encountered during the course of many operations. The operative findings are succinctly summarized as a series of case reports of patients managed by the author and illustrated with beautifully clear line drawings developed from sketches often made at the end of a long operating list. The author’s skillful use of shading produces uniquely realistic views of the situations encountered. In my career, I know of only one other clinician who took time and pride in recording the clinical details of his patients in this way during the course of their treatment. I refer to the late Jean Papillon, who would systematically sketch his clinical findings and the macroscopic pathology of each cancer patient referred to him for treatment. …