Section I GENERAL APPROACH.-Imaging in IBD and FAP.-Section II IBD.-IBD: epidemiology and risk factors.-IBD, the pathologist approach to the clinical problem.-Dsyplasia in IBD from genetics to treatment.-IBD: cancer risk and surveillance.-Colonic and anorectal motility in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.-Non invasive diagnostic tools in IBD.-Endoscopic evaluation in RCU.-Systemic complication of IBD.-Nutrition and malnutrition in IBD.-Probiotics and IBD.-Quality of life issues in IBD.-IBD and pregnancy.-Urinary and sexual complications in IBD.-Biological approach in the treatment of Chron's disease.-Medical management of fistulas in Crohn's disease.-Surgical options in small bowel Crohn's disease.-Crohn's disease of the colon.-Laparoscopic treatment of Crohn's disease.-Post operative prevention of relapse in Crohn's disease.-Surgical treatment of perineal Crohn's disease.-Medical management of ulcerative colitis.-Indications for surgical treatment of ulcerative colitis.-Surgical treatment of severe acute colitis.-Prophylatic surgery for longstanding ulcerative colitis: which options?.-Indications and technical details in stoma surgery for IBD.-Salvage surgery for pouch: possibilities and pitfalls.-Management of difficult ileal-pouch-anal anastomosis and stomas.-Open questions in restorative proctocolectomy.-Follow-up of restorative proctocolectomy: clinical experience of a specialized pouch clinic.-Management of pouchitis.-Bowel transplantation for inflammatory bowel disease.-Liver transplantation for primary sclerosing colangitis and inflammatory bowel disease.-Section III FAP.-Emergent issues and future trends in familial polyposis.-Genetic mutations in FAP and conventional or laparoscopic surgical approach.-Clinical significance of extra colonic manifestations in FAP patients .-Desmoid tumours in FAP.-The endoscopic procedures in familial adenomatous polyposis syndrome: a critical revue.-FAP's hystory throughout a patient's story.-Ileo-rectal anastosmosisversus ileo-anal pouch as the surgical treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis.-Surgery in FAP: follow-up of rectal stump.-Section IV SPECIAL TOPICS.-Psyche and colitis: what surgeons should know.-Interdisciplinary management of inflammatory bowel disease and familial adenomatous polyposis Ileoanal pouches and indeterminates colitis.-Quality of life in pouch patient.-The place of proctocolectomy with definitive ileostomy in the era of restorative proctocolectomy.-Surgical management of IBD emergencies: the approach in a peripheral hospital.-Management of the unhealed perineal wound.-Rehabilitation after surgery for IBD and FAP