RT Journal T1 Anus, rectum, sigmoid colon: Diagnosis and treatment JF Journal of the American Medical Association JO Journal of the American Medical Association YR 1949 FD November 19 VO 141 IS 12 SP 883 OP 883 DO 10.1001/jama.1949.02910120071040 UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1949.02910120071040 AB This is a peerless work by a surgeon of skill and integrity who has drawn from his own vast experience, as well as that of his many friends in the medical profession, to compile a text which is literally an encyclopedia of diseases of the anus, rectum and colon. This work consists of two volumes of 29 chapters and 1,127 pages. The work is profoundly written and beautifully illustrated with many color plates, and the author and subject indexes would answer the need of anyone requiring information on diseases of the colon. The volumes have been organized sedulously, are beautifully printed and easily read.No condition is treated lightly because of its relative unimportance. All material has been brought up to date, and the book has been revised entirely.This work is recommended to all physicians who are interested in diseases of the colon and also to the undergraduate and