Laparoscopic Treatment of the Acute Abdomen Abe Fingerhut Mousa Khoursheed I. Introduction Minimal access techniques (including percutaneous, interventional radiology techniques) are used often in the emergency situation. Employed for emergency…
Obstetric and Gynecologic Emergencies Glenn Updike I. Introduction A wide variety of emergent obstetric and gynecologic issues lead women to seek care. This chapter outlines the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management…
Vascular Emergencies Syed M. Faisal Alam Christopher H. Byrne I. Introduction The acute care surgeon is often called to evaluate and manage patients in the emergency department who have a…
Soft Tissue Infection David Morris Babak Sarani I. Introduction Soft tissue infections are common, with most responding to antibiotic therapy. Some infections cause systemic symptoms and require inpatient treatment or…
Acute Anorectal Pain Frederick J. Denstman I. Introduction The most common causes of anal pain are fissure, hemorrhoidal thrombosis, and infection. Most patients afflicted by one of these lesions presents…
Inflammatory Diseases of the Intestines Sean P. Whelan Vaishali D. Schuchert Brian S. Zuckerbraun Inflammatory Diseases of the Stomach and Small Intestine I. Gastroduodenal Perforation Perforation of the stomach or…
Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum Louis H. Alarcon Ryan M. Levy James D. Luketich The focus of the chapter is non-traumatic diseases that cause inflammation, perforation, or obstruction of the upper…
Appendicitis Daniel N. Holena C. William Schwab I. General Appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency. Physicians evaluating abdominal pain must have a clear understanding of the presentation, differential diagnosis,…
Biliary Tract Disease Benjamin Braslow I. Acute Cholecystitis Acute cholecystitis is a syndrome of right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain, fever, and leukocytosis associated with an acute inflammation of the gallbladder….
