Systemic review on surgical management of colonic injuries in trauma: to divert or to anastomose?
Man Hon Tang, Daniel Lee. Khoo Teck Puat HospitalIntroduction: There has been more evidence to support the role of primary repair or anastomosis for colonic injuries in trauma. However, there are no randomized trials especially on blunt trauma or in cases of damage control (DC) setting. Aims: To perform a systemic review of studies comparing… Continue Reading
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- Acute Care Surgery
APPENDICEAL INTUSSUSCEPTION DUE TO A MUCINOUS NEOPLASM: A CROSSROADS OF TWO RARE CONDITIONS
Alyssa Mowrer, MD, Clayton Theleman, MD, Thomas Rossi, MD, FACS. University of Illinois College of Medicine at PeoriaIntroduction: Neoplasms of the appendix occur in less than 1% of all appendectomy specimens. Mucoceles of the appendix are mucin filled cystic lesions that are classified as either benign, a cystadenoma, or malignant, a cystadenocarcinoma. Rupture of mucoceles… Continue Reading
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Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Appendix with associated Mucocele Mimicking Acute Perforated Appendicitis Treated with Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Elizabeth A Verrico, DO1, Justin Sargent, DO1, Lindsay Tse, DO2, German Costa, MD1, Steven Shikiar, MD1. 1Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, 2Houston Methodist HospitalGastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal tract and most often present in the stomach and small bowel although they may also present in the… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Treatment of Perforated Stump Appendicitis – A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Arthur Berg, Elizabeth Verrico, Jenna Gillen, Steven Shikiar, General Surgeon, John Davis, Program Director. Hackensack Meridian Health CenterIntroduction: Stump appendicitis is a rare post-operative complication, with an incidence reported in the literature around 1 in 50,000 cases. It poses a diagnostic challenge and can mimic benign non-surgical causes of abdominal pain. Our patient presented with… Continue Reading
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THE STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF IMAGE-BASED ANATOMIC SEVERITY FOR ACUTE APPENDICITIS IN THE JAPANESE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Masakazu Fujii1, Yusuke Watanabe, MD2, Chisato Ichimaru, MD1, Shintaro Takeuchi, MD1, Kiyotaka Imamura, MD1, Kentaro Katou, MD1, Yoshihiro Kinoshita, MD1, Minoru Takada, MD1, Yoshiyasu Anbo, MD1, Fumitaka Nakamura, MD1. 1Department of Surgery, Teine Keijinkai Medical Center, 2Department of Gastroenterological Surgery II, Hokkaido University Faculty of MedicineIntroduction: Validity evidence of the American Association for the Surgery of… Continue Reading
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Sarcopenia predicts postoperative mortality in emergency abdominal surgery. The effect is more significant in emergency surgery compared to elective surgery: Meta-analysis and comparative cohort study of literature
Sheik Rehman, Mr, Shahab Hajibandeh, Mr. Royal Bolton HospitalObjectives: To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on postoperative mortality in patients undergoing emergency abdominal surgery and to compare postoperative mortality in patients with sarcopenia undergoing emergency abdominal surgery with those undergoing elective abdominal surgery. Methods: A search of electronic information sources was conducted to identify all… Continue Reading
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CONVERSION FROM LAPAROSCOPY TO LAPAROTOMY IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGERY FOR SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION: DOES PRIOR HISTORY OF SBO OR PREVIOUS ABDOMINAL SURGERY MATTER?
Remealle A How, MD1, Valerie G Sams, MD1, Christopher Corkins, MD1, John C Graybill, MD1, James Aden1, Martin D Zielinski, MD2, Daniel C Cullinane, MD3, Kenji Inaba, MD4, Daniel D Yeh, MD5, Salina Wydo, MD6, David S Turay, MD7, Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH8, Therese M Duane, MD, MPH9, Jill Watras, MD10, Kenneth A Widom, MD11,… Continue Reading
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‘Rare case of mesentrico axial gastric volvulus – A series of three cases’
Sumita Jain, Professor. SMS HospitalGastric Volvulus was first described in 1896 by Berti. It is a rotation of stomach around a fixed axis which is greater than 180 degrees. The incidence if this in males and females are equal. It is mainly observed in infants and young adults and rarely seen in the elderly (>50… Continue Reading
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The presence of air fluid levels in the mesenteric veins as an indicator of early bowel ischemia
Vinay Bajaj, MD, Anthony Dippolito, MD. Easton HospitalOur patient is a 67 year old male with significant history of insulin dependent diabetes, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, cerebrovascular accident, and ischemic cardiomyopathy with EF 25% who was initially admitted for worsening dyspnea on exertion. He was found to be in flash pulmonary edema secondary… Continue Reading
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Posterior Gastric Perforation with Laparoscopic Omental Patch Repair
Derek Lim, DO1, Shinban Liu, DO1, Nicholas Morin, DO1, Vadim Meytes, DO2. 1NYU Langone Medical Center - Brooklyn, 2Vassar Brothers Medical CenterCase Presentation: A 64-year-old female with a past medical history of chronic back pain with daily NSAID use had complaints of 5 days of abdominal pain, malaise, nausea, and vomiting. She was tachycardic in… Continue Reading
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CLINICAL COURSE OF PATIENTS PRESENTING TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WITH SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Maria S Altieri, MD1, Lisa A Bevilacqua, MD2, Jie Yang, PhD1, Chencan Zhu, MS1, Konstantinos Spaniolas, MD1, Mark Talamini, MD, FACS, MBA1, Aurora D Pryor, MD, FACS1. 1Stony Brook University School of Medicine, 2Thomas Jefferson University HospitalsINTRODUCTION: Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) is a common pathology requiring surgical workup and treatment; it is also often a… Continue Reading
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THE INCIDENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM AFTER OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED DIVERTICULITIS
Mustafa Al-Jubouri, MD, MRCSI, Mohanad Baldawi, MD, Mustafa Baldawi, MD, Munier Nazzal, MD, FACS, Francis Burnicardi, MD, FACS. University of ToledoIntroduction: The prevalence of colonic diverticular disease increases with age and reaches over 70% in octogenarians. Dietary modification and the use of antibiotics are the main form of management of uncomplicated acute diverticulitis. But for… Continue Reading
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LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION
Prof Subhash Khanna, MS, FICS, FIAGES, FALS. Swagat Super Speciality Surgical InstituteBACKGROUND: Acute abdomen is one of the commonest presenting symptom to an emergency physician and surgeon In the day to day clinical practice. Acute abdominal may be caused by various causes but small bowel obstruction is one of the common causes of those patients… Continue Reading
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The surgical management of ingested sharp foreign objects in the small bowel (adults): a case series and review of the literature.
Nicholas Morin, DO, Shinban Liu, DO, Erika King, George Ferzli, MD. NYU langone BrooklynIntroduction: The surgical management of arrested sharp foreign bodies (FB) in the small bowel is often managed with a concurrent approach that balances endoscopy, laparoscopy, and laparotomy for their removal. Controversy exists as to the timing of surgical intervention and the management… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic spleen preserving distal pancreatectomy for Grade IV pancreatic injury
Srikanth Gadiyaram, Dr, Gaurav Singh, Dr, Yashas H Ramegowda, Dr. Sahasra Hospitals, Center of Excellence for GastroenterologyBackground: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy with spleen preservation is one of the standardized procedures in selected cases with distal pancreatic tumors but is technically demanding in the setting of pancreatic trauma when distal pancreatic resection is required. We herein present… Continue Reading
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