Based on 30 years of experience as a surgeon working in the field of
pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstructive surgery, author Marc
Levitt shares the tips and tricks that he has developed to make
operations and patient management easier and reproducible. This book
teaches these skills to achieve positive results.
Patients with anorectal malformations (ARMs), Hirschsprung disease (HD),
fecal incontinence from a variety of conditions, colonic motility
disorders, and a myriad of other conditions comprise the field of
pediatric colorectal and pelvic reconstruction. Such patients require
care throughout their lives from specialists across numerous fields,
which may include colorectal surgery, urology, gynecology, and GI
motility, as well as specialized nursing, orthopedics, neurosurgery,
anesthesia, pathology, radiology, psychology, social work, and
nutrition.
Sometimes the field can seem chaotic and unpredictable. Reconstruction
requires creativity and at times it feels that artwork is being created
during the actual operation with no pre-plan in mind. Marc Levitt and
his colleagues have worked very hard to counter that feeling, to be
fully prepared, and to develop protocols, techniques, and processes that
can be adopted by other clinicians, so that optimal results for patients
can be achieved. This book reflects both this experience and this
approach.
