Epistaxis Systemic causes Vascular disorders (hypertension, Rendu-Osler-Weber disease) Congenital or acquired heart diseases Diabetes Liver failure Kidney diseases Viral and bacterial infectious diseases Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapies Vitamin deficiencies (vit….
Fig. 21.1 Post-duodenocefalopancreasectomy collection 21.3 Percutaneous Treatment The first studies on the percutaneous abscess drainage have been published around 30 years ago as an alternative to the more invasive surgical…
Fig. 8.1 A chronic anal fissure 8.4 Acute Hemorrhoidal Disease Hemorrhoids are not masses of dilated venules. The anal cushions are composed of blood vessels, smooth muscle (Treitz’s muscle), and…
Fig. 13.1 Acute abdominal pain differential diagnosis for female individual in the emergency setting Diagnosis of an OB/GYN emergency can take place in a hospital or other urgent care facility….
Fig. 26.1 Findings by computed tomography (CT). (a, b) Absence of transmural necrosis of the esophagus (a) and of the stomach (b). Post-contrast enhancement of the esophagus and the stomach…
Figure 7.1 Pulmonary bullae Spontaneous nontraumatic pneumothorax is a clinical entity, usually associated with underlying pulmonary pathology (Table. 7.1). Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is due to rupture of pulmonary bullae (Fig….
Fig. 20.1 Massive hemoptysis (a) CT Scan shows a bronchial artery of 2.3 mm in diameter (arrow). (b) Angiogram of the pathologic bronchial arteries in a chronic inflammatory disease. (c)…
Sign Pathophysiology Hypotension Low vasomotor tone or decreased cardiac output reduce mean arterial pressure Oliguria/anuria Decreased renal arterial blood flow Depressed mental status Decreased cerebral arterial blood flow Metabolic/lactic acidosis…
Surgical site infections Incisional Superficial Deep Non-necrotizing SSTIs Superficial infections (Impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis) Simple abscess, boils, and carbuncles Complex abscesses Necrotizing SSTIs (NSTIs) Necrotizing cellulitis Necrotizing fasciitis Fournier’s gangrene Necrotizing…
Fig. 14.1 Intraperitoneal bladder injury: (a) tomography and (b) VCUG Fig. 14.2 Extraperitoneal bladder rupture Cystoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can help identify the location and size of…
