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Medicolegal and Ethical Dilemmas

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The ethical and legal challenges that face colorectal surgeons are the same challenges that have faced all physicians throughout history. The contemporary legal environment presents special challenges to the practicing physician. In this chapter, we consider those medicolegal and ethical challenges that colorectal surgeons in practice are most likely to face.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 660 S. Euclid Ave, 8109, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Jason D. Keune MD, MBA

  2. Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 660 S. Euclid Ave, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Ira J. Kodner MD, FACS

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  1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA, USA

    Scott R. Steele MD

  2. Division of Colorectal Surgery Department of Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA

    Justin A. Maykel MD

  3. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Bradley J. Champagne MD

  4. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Science Center LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Guy R. Orangio MD

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Keune, J.D., Kodner, I.J. (2014). Medicolegal and Ethical Dilemmas. In: Steele, S.R., Maykel, J.A., Champagne, B.J., Orangio, G.R. (eds) Complexities in Colorectal Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9022-7_39

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