Small Bowel Diverticulitis
Fig. 20.1 Small bowel seen here with large jejunal diverticulum which tends to perforate into the mesentery. © Dale Dangleben, MD A Meckel’s diverticulum is the most common true congenital malformation…
Acute Pancreatitis
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Dale A. Dangleben and Firas G. Madbak (eds.)Acute Care General Surgery 10.1007/978-3-319-52255-5_24 24. Acute Pancreatitis Syrell J. Rodriguez Carreras1 and Christie Hirsch-Reilly2 (1) Department of Surgery, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania, USA (2) Department…
Portal Venous Gas
Fig. 19.1 CT scan illustrating portal venous gas. © Dale Dangleben, MD References 1. Abboud B. Hepatic portal venous gas: physiopathology, etiology, prognosis and treatment. World J Gastroenterol WJG. 2009;15(29):3585.CrossRefPubMed
Pneumobilia
Fig. 17.1 Plain abdominal film showing the outline of the biliary tree with air (Pneumobilia). © Dale Dangleben, MD Complications The most important complication that should be considered is the higher…
Acute Anorectal Emergencies
Fig. 10.1 Perianal abscess. © Dale Dangleben, MD Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids can be diagnosed by a thorough history and physical examination. The examination should include inspection while straining. In all patients who…
Intussusception
Fig. 12.1 a, b Intussusception on CT scan. © Dale Dangleben, MD Fig. 12.2 Target sign sometimes seen with intussusception. © Dale Dangleben, MD Complications If the intussusception is not reduced in…
Pancreatic Pseudocysts
Fig. 15.1 Large pancreatic pseudocyst. © Dale Dangleben, MD Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has emerged as an important adjunct, as it is useful in aspirating a sample of fluid from the pseudocyst…
Fournier’s Gangrene
Fig. 7.1 CT scan showing gas gangrene in the scrotum. This is consistent with Fournier’s gangrene. © Dale Dangleben, MD Complications The most feared complication is death with failure to recognize…
Meckel’s Diverticulitis
Fig. 13.1 Meckel’s diverticulum found on exploratory laparotomy. © Dale Dangleben, MD References 1. Cameron JL, Cameron AM. Management of symptomatic small bowel diverticula. In: Current surgical therapy. 11th ed. Philadelphia:…
Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Fig. 8.1 UGI bleeding from a Dielaufoy’s lesion. © Dale Dangleben, MD Complications Estimated to occur with a frequency of 0.03%, esophageal perforation is the most troublesome complication of endoscopy. This…
