Acute care surgery handbook. Common gastrointestinal and abdominal emergencies / Volume 2, (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Common gastrointestinal and abdominal emergencies
• Further Information: Note: Salomone Di Saverio, Fausto Catena, Luca Ansaloni, Federico Coccolini, George Velmahos, editors.
• Editors: Saverio, S. Di (Salomone Di); Catena, F (Fausto); Ansaloni, L (Luca); Coccolini, Federico; Velmahos, George C
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Acute Abdomen: Clinical Assessment and Decision-Making; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Acute Generalized Abdominal Pain with Tenderness; 1.3 Localized Abdominal Pain with Tenderness; 1.3.1 Pain Around the Umbilicus and Epigastrium; 1.3.2 RUQ Pain; 1.3.3 LUQ Pain; 1.3.4 Pain in the Hypogastrium; 1.3.5 RLQ Pain; 1.3.6 LLQ Pain; 1.4 Acute Abdominal Pain Without Tenderness; 1.4.1 Early Acute Mesenteric Ischemia (AMI); 1.4.2 Pain Radiating to the Back; 1.5 Nonspecific Abdominal Pain (NSAP); 1.6 Painful Abdominal Wall Swelling; 1.7 The Postoperative Acute Abdomen. 3.3 Appendicitis3.4 Perforated Duodenal Ulcer; 3.5 Small Intestinal Obstruction/Incarcerated Hernia; 3.6 Acute Cholecystitis; 3.7 Diverticulitis; 3.8 Trauma; 3.9 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Esophageal Non-bleeding Emergencies: Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Management of Esophageal Perforations; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Clinical Features and Diagnosis; 4.2.1 Iatrogenic Injury; 4.2.2 Boerhaave's Syndrome; 4.2.3 Caustic Injury; 4.2.4 Foreign Body; 4.2.5 External Trauma; 4.3 Treatment; 4.3.1 Esophageal Stenting; 4.3.2 Endoscopic Clipping; 4.3.3 Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy. 4.3.4 Minimally Invasive Surgery4.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5: Management of Postoperative Complications in Esophagogastric Surgery; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Esophageal Surgery; 5.2.1 Respiratory Complications; 5.2.2 Surgical Site Infections and Cardiovascular Complications; 5.2.3 Anastomotic Leakage; 5.2.4 Gastric Resection Line Leakage; 5.2.5 Ischemia of the Gastric/Colonic Conduit; 5.2.6 Gastric Outlet Obstruction; 5.2.7 Chylothorax; 5.3 Gastric Surgery; 5.3.1 Duodenal Stump Leakage; 5.3.2 Anastomotic Leakage; 5.3.3 Gastric Staple-Line Leakage After Sleeve Gastrectomy. 5.3.4 Intra-abdominal Sepsis5.4 Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Management of Complicated and Strangulated Hiatal Hernias; 6.1 Classification and Pathophysiology of Hiatal Hernia; 6.1.1 Classification; 6.1.2 Pathophysiology; 6.2 Clinical Manifestations in the Acute Setting; 6.2.1 Presentation; 6.2.1.1 Gastric Volvulus; 6.2.1.2 Obstruction; 6.2.1.3 Bleeding; 6.2.1.4 Strangulation; 6.2.1.5 Perforation; 6.2.2 Diagnosis; 6.2.2.1 Computed Tomography; 6.2.2.2 Upper GI Series; 6.2.2.3 Manometry and pH Testing; 6.2.2.4 Endoscopy; 6.3 Indications for Surgical Repair; 6.3.1 Elective Indications.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 503 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617.5/5; Medicine; Gastrointestinal system -- Surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Abdomen -- Surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General; Abdomen -- Surgery; Gastrointestinal system -- Surgery; Emergency Treatment; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Medicine & Public Health; Traumatic Surgery; Abdominal Surgery; Emergency Medicine; Intensive / Critical Care Medicine; Medical -- Emergency Medicine; Medical -- Critical Care; General surgery; Accident & emergency medicine; Intensive care medicine; Trauma; Abdomen -- Surgery; Emergency medicine; Critical care medicine; Critical care surgery; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319153629; 3319153625
• Related ISBNs: 9783319153612; 3319153617
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 21, 2017).
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