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edited by David E. Beck, MD, and Steven D. Wexner, MD, 557 pp, with illus, ISBN 0-7020-2366-3, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.

Arch Surg. 2000;135:93-94.

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In the second edition of Fundamentals of Anorectal Surgery, Drs Beck and Wexner have done an outstanding job highlighting the essential points of this difficult subject matter. Updated and expanded from the first edition, the book assembles some of the finest experts in the field of colon and rectal surgery from around the globe. Each of the 32 chapters delves into great detail about a particular disorder, its causes, and its treatments. The result is an encyclopedic compendium of anorectal surgery that should be of particular value to residents who are new to the subject area and to general surgeons who wish to better understand the complicated nature of anorectal surgery.

The first chapter, which has been greatly enhanced from the first edition, provides an in-depth explanation of anorectal anatomy. The vivid illustrations that accompany this chapter should prove invaluable to residents and medical students who need an introduction . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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