Anal and Rectal Diseases (Explained)

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Although rectal and perianal complaints are among the most common seen by primary care physicians, surgeons, and gastroenterologists, the wide variety of disorders associated with these complaints are, in general, poorly understood. Additionally, a variety of newer diagnostic resonance imaging, are now being employed for the evaluation of these disorders. Finally, new pharmacotherapies, including immunosuppressants and topical therapies as well as new surgical treatments, have emerged. These are described in a clear, user-friendly manner.

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Eli D Ehrenpreis, MD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Rush Presbyterian St Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, and a practicing gastroenterologist at Adult Care Specialists, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Dr Ehrenpreis is the former director of the training fellowship program in gastroenterology at the University of Chicago and has also served as a staff physician at Cleveland Clinic, Florida. He is the author of more than 60 clinical research papers in the fields of gastroenterology and clinical pharmacology and has authored a number of chapters in gastroenterology, colorectal surgery and critical care medicine textbooks. Dr Ehrenpreis is married with 3 children, and lives in Skokie, Illinois.