The Handbook of Benign Proctological Disorders, part of the Oxford Clinical Practice Series, is a multidisciplinary, handy, clinical reference for medical practitioners, family doctors, paediatricians, general surgeons, gynaecologists, urologists, internists, etc. who are usually the first point of consultation for common proctological disorders like haemorrhoids, anal fissure, anal abscess, fistula, pruritus ani, constipation, and anal complaints of the children, adults, elderly, and those in ante- or post-partum periods. It is unique as it is based on the hands-on experience and literature available on almost all the known proctological pathologies and their clinical management and there is no other handbook available in the market in this format. It is indeed a comprehensive guide to anorectal surgery as it concisely covers the anatomy and physiology, followed by sections discussing the evaluation and clinical examination of patients using various latest tools and techniques. Each chapter describes the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of anorectal pathologies, which allows effective management of both common and less common conditions and their complications. The book also includes a section on quack practice, a topic that is very relevant, especially for developing countries where its awareness is of prime concern. The book is highly illustrated and also captures the key highlights at the end of each chapter as Clinical Pearls.
Dr Pravin Jaiprakash Gupta is a surgeon-proctologist. Having completed his postgraduation in Surgery, he has undergone formal training in proctology from various centres in India and abroad. He was selected as International Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons in June 2011, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in October 2013, and Fellow of the International Society of Coloproctology in January 2014. He is a National Board Member of Global Practice in Piles Management, India, which works for patient education and awareness on haemorrhoids, setting up practice parameters for the management of haemorrhoids in the Indian scenario. An extensive writer in his area of specialization, he has to his credit more than 103 research papers published in various peer-reviewed, indexed international journals. The author of more than 450 articles in various national and international health magazines, he has also penned four books on anorectal diseases and haemorrhoids, three published by Nova Science Publishers, New York, USA, and the fourth by LAP Academic Publishing, Germany. A book entitled Emerging Infectious Diseases in India published by the same publisher, has two chapters authored by him. He has also contributed a chapter in the Principal and Practice of Anal Fistula published by Springer, and a chapter in A Comprehensive Guide to Proctology published by Pertinex Publication, USA. For local populaces back home, he has authored five books in Indian languages on various health topics. A much sought after speaker in the international community of doctors, he has travelled across the globe, sharing his techniques with fellow doctors around the world. His presentation was awarded as the best podium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons at Vancouver, Canada in May 2011. He was invited to deliver the 'Menda and Muragami Oration' at the Asia Pacific Federation of Coloproctology meeting in Thailand in 2011. He has presented more than 65 papers in about 32 international colorectal congresses abroad. He is an editorial board member of seven international medical journals and reviewer for more than 40 surgery journals. Organizing many surgical workshops in proctology in different parts of the country, he has trained hundreds of surgeons so far from India and abroad in his area of specialization. The famous US company Ellman International Inc. named a surgical device 'Radio wave gun handle' after him as 'Pravin Gupta Procto Gun'. A pioneer in an innovating procedure using radiofrequency surgery in various anorectal conditions, Dr Gupta is contributing immensely to the field of anorectal surgery.
