Research & Publications

Research Projects

  • Use of Bioresorbable membrane (Seprafilm® and Seprafilm® II) to prevent postoperative intrabdominal adhesions
  • Use of Nitroglycerin Ointment in the treatment of Anal Fissures
  • Development of a stomal occlusion and irrigation device
  • Use of Botulotism Toxin in the management of Anal Fissures
  • Reduction of postoperative ileus by blocking narcotic receptors
  • Sacral Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
  • Colon and Rectal Cancer Genetics
  • The Use of Radiofrequency Energy for the Treatment of Fecal Incontinence
  • The Role of Bowel Preparation in Elective Colon Surgery
  • Prevention of stomal hernias

Textbooks

1. FUNDAMENTALS OF ANORECTAL SURGERY. David E. Beck, M.D. and Steven D. Wexner, M.D. (eds) McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 1 st Edition 1992. W.B. Saunders, London : 2 nd Edition, 1998. 3 rd Edition in preparation. 2. COMPLICATIONS OF COLORECTAL SURGERY. Hicks, Beck, Opelka, Timmcke, (eds). Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 1996. Complicaciones de la cirogia colorrectal. Williams & Wilkins Espana, SA, Barcelona, 1998 (Spanish Edition). 3. HANDBOOK OF COLORECTAL SURGERY. David E. Beck, M.D. Quality Medical Publishing, St Louis, MO. 1997. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY; 2 nd Edition, 2003. 4. ASCRS TEXTBOOK OF COLORECTAL SURGERY. Wolff BG, Fleshman JW. Beck DE, Pemberton JH, Wexner SD (eds). Springer-Verlag, New York. 2007 5. IMPROVED OUTCOMES IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY. Whitlow CB, Beck DE, Margolin DA, Hicks TC, Timmcke AE. Informa, New York. In press. 6. ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Beck DE, Roberts PL. Rombeau JL, Stamos MJ. Wexner SD. (eds) Springer-Verlag, New York. In press.

Recent Articles

Fazio VW, Cohen Z, Fleshman JW, et al. Adhesion Study Group. Reduction in adhesive small bowel obstruction by Seprafilm ® adhesion barrier after intestinal resection. Dis Colon Rectum. 2006;48:1-9. Beck DE, Reickert CA, Margolin DA, Whitlow CW, Timmcke AE, Hicks TC. Local recurrence, distant recurrence and survival of rectal cancer. Ochsner Journal. 2006;6:59-63. Wexner SD, Beck DE, Baron TH, Fanelli RD, Hymann N, Shen B, Wasco K. A consensus document on bowel preparation before colonoscopy: prepared by a task force from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Surgical Endosc 2006, Dis Colon Rectum 2006: Gastrointest Endosc 2006 Beck DE. Management of the retained rectum (Hartman's pouch). Phoenix 2006:2. Beck DE, Margolin DA. Clinic Practice. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2006;19:129-133. Beck DE. Stomal complications. Phoenix 2006:2:56-59. Beck DE, Margolin DA. Physician coding and reimbursement. Ochsner Journal 2007;7:8-15. Hammond K, Margolin DA, Whitlow CB, Hicks TC, Timmcke AE, Beck DE. Surgery for rectal prolapse - A ten year experience. Ochsner Journal 2007;7:24-32. Beck DE. Stomal revision using abdominal wall contouring. Ochsner Journal 2007;7:35-36. Hammond KL, Beck DE, Hicks TC, Timmcke AE, Whitlow CW, Margolin DA. Implications of negative Technetium 99m-labeled red blood cell scintigraphy in patients presenting with lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Surg 2007;193:404-9. Beck DE. Intestinal blockages Phoenix 2007:2:68-70. Beck DE, Hammond KL, Margolin DA, Whitlow CW. Management of gastrointestinal bleeding. Ochsner Journal 2007:7:107-113. Beck DE. Continent ileostomy: current status. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2008;20:62-70. 137. Beck DE. Abdominal wall modification for the difficult stoma. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2008;20:71-75.