Management of Concomitant Vein Injury in the Setting of Military Popliteal Artery Trauma: Limb Outcomes Assessment
Jordan L Guice, MD, MPH, Shaun M Gifford, MD, Kai Hata, MD, Xiaoming Shi, Brandon W Propper, David S Kauvar. San Antonio Military Medical CenterObjectives: Despite aggressive limb salvage attempts, military popliteal artery injuries are associated with high amputation rates. Combined arterial and venous injuries present a management dilemma for military surgeons in austere settings… Continue Reading
LAPAROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF LARGE RUPTURED SUBCAPSULAR LIVER HEMATOMA AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY
Justin D Sargent, DO, Steven P Shikiar, MD. Hackensack Meridian Health PalisadesINTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the standard of care for symptomatic biliary disease due to its minimally invasive nature and low complication rate. Here we present a rare complication of a large ruptured subcapsular liver hematoma and its successful management with laparoscopic control of… Continue Reading
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Case Series Of Seventeen Patients With Acute Appendicitis In Pregnancy: Management Algorithm And Laparoscopic Approach
Georges Abizeid, Hager Aref, Obada Alhallak. International Medical CenterIntroduction: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common general surgical problem encountered during pregnancy, affecting 1 in 500 to 1 in 2000 pregnancies. Emergency Department, General Surgery, and Obstetric physicians. will face this challenging situation of abdominal pain in a pregnant woman suspected of AA.especially in diagnosis,… Continue Reading
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Multi-Modal Minimally Invasive Approach to Boerhaave’s Syndrome: A Case Report
Kalyan Gorantla, MD, MBA, Seeyuen Lee, MD, MPH. University of Texas at Houston/Houston Northwest Medical CenterBackground: Boerhaave’s syndrome, or effort rupture of the esophagus, is a life-threatening emergency and fatal if left untreated. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality often due to a delay in diagnosis. Given the critical nature of the disease,… Continue Reading
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INTRAOPERATIVE FINDINGS AND THE DIAGNOSIS OF COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS. IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK.
Luis R Taveras, MD, Omar Harirah, BS, Dang-Huy Do, BA, Folarin M Adeyemi, BS, Maryanne L Pickett, MD, Holly B Cunningham, MD, Jonathan B Imran, MD, Tarik D Madni, MD, MBA, Meaghan M Colletti, John Kubasiak, MD, Michael W Cripps, MD, MSCS. University of Texas SouthwesternINTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to evaluate the relationship… Continue Reading
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The impact of a dedicated Emergency Surgery and Trauma team on appendicitis outcomes
Sabrina Cheok Hx, Dr, Serene Goh Sn, Woan Wui Lim, Anil Rao Dinkar, Kok Yang Tan, Jerry Goo Tt. Department of General Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat HospitalIntroduction: The Emergency Surgery and Trauma (ESAT) is a consultant led service to streamline emergency and elective workloads. As appendicectomy is one of the commonest emergency surgeries performed, we aim… Continue Reading
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Does peritoneal irrigation reduce postoperative intra-abdominal abscess rates after laparoscopic appendectomy?
Kevin Bain, DO1, Derek Lim1, Andrew Lelchuk, DO2, Vadim Meytes, DO3. 1NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, 2Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, 3Vassar Brothers Medical CenterIntroduction: Intra-abdominal abscess (IAA) after laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) is a major cause of morbidity, can prolong hospitalization, and can increase hospital costs. Risk factors include diabetes mellitus, obesity, age,… Continue Reading
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CASE REPORT: AN UNUSUAL CASE OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS – CECAL ENDOMETRIOSIS
Romina Deldar, MD1, Chaitanya Vadlamudi, MD1, Gao L Chen, MD2. 1Georgetown University Hospital, 2Kaiser Permanente, Mid-Atlantic StatesINTRODUCTION: Acute appendicitis can arise from many etiologies. We present a case of acute appendicitis that was radiographically suspicious for appendiceal mucocele. However, final pathology revealed luminal obstruction secondary to cecal endometriosis. Cecal endometriosis is exceedingly rare, and only a… Continue Reading
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Case of Intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Ahmed Abdelhady, MD, FACS, MRCSeng, MRCSglas, MSC, Mohamed Elkady, FRCS, Ire, Ghaleb Aboalsamh, MBBS, SBGS, MSC. National Guard Health Affairs Saudi ArabiaThe patient was a 46 year-old female who presented to the emergency room with a sudden severe abdominal pain as well as nausea and vomiting that began the day before after a meal. She… Continue Reading
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Is The Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Event (VTE) Higher In Emergency General Surgery? Results From The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)
Samuel W Ross, MD, MPH1, John C Kubasiak, MD2, Lindsey P Mossler, MD3, Luis R Taveras, MD2, Thomas H Shoultz, MD2, Herbert A Phelan, MD2, Michael W Cripps, MD2. 1Carolinas Medical Center, 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 3University of Indiana School of MedicineIntroduction: Trauma patients have an increased risk of VTE partly due to… Continue Reading
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Peritoneal adhesions seen during laparoscopic appendicectomy post prior pelvic floor surgery
Pravish Rai Sookha, MD, MS, PhD. Welkin hospital, Clinic Muller, Clinic du NordDuring the last 226 adult female appendicectomies, 55 were found to have underwent prior open pelvis floor surgeries. The most common surgeries included LSCS, ovarian cystectomy, salpingo-oophrectomy and endometriosis. Due to prior open surgery scars, all the surgeries were started with the Hasson’s… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Repair with ERAS Pathway for Perforated Duodenal Ulcer
Yoshihito Shinohara, MD. Teinekeijinkai Medical CenterBackground: Several studies have shown that, when compared with a conventional perioperative care, Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway was associated with a reduction in the length of hospital stay and rates of complication. Whether such a program is a feasible and beneficial in the setting of emergency ulcer surgery… Continue Reading
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A review of management of hernias containing the vermiform appendix
Kevin Bain, DO1, Nicholas Morin, DO1, Vadim Meytes, DO2, Michael Nicoara, DO1, Galina Glinik, MD1. 1NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn, 2Vassar Brothers Medical CenterIntroduction: Hernias involving the appendix are unusual and are often found during surgical exploration. Only approximately 1% of all hernias contain a portion of the vermiform appendix. The rarity of these hernias… Continue Reading
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Does Time of Day Matter for Acute Cholecystectomy in an Acute Care Surgery Model?
Ilya Rakitin, MD, Cletus Stanton, MD, Michael Dix, BA, Nathan Ziegler, BA, Jerry Stassinopoulos, MD, MBA, Jeffery Johnson, MD, Nadia Obeid, MD, Nathan Schmoekel, DO. Henry Ford HospitalINTRODUCTION: Prompt cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis is well accepted; however, whether this warrants urgent nocturnal surgery remains a matter of debate. Differences in available resources, multitasking, and sleep… Continue Reading
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Is there a “weekend effect” in patients with necrotizing fasciitis: A Nationwide Analysis
Heather Peluso, DO1, Wesley B Jones, MD1, Marwan S Abougergi, MD2. 1Greenville Health System, 2Catalyst Medical Consulting, LLCIntroduction: We sought to determine the impact of day of admission on treatment outcomes and resource utilization among patients with necrotizing fasciitis in the United States. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study using the 2014 National Inpatient… Continue Reading
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