"This is a collection of brief presentations about the evaluation, potential complications, and management of emergencies faced by general surgeons. ... The reproduction of radiographs is quite good and many chapters feature excellent color photography. ... This is an excellent quick read that can be valuable to new residents or medical students first encountering acute care general surgery, as well as staff surgeons encountering a less familiar problem." (David Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2017)
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Appendiceal Mucocele
Bogdan Ionescu and Christie Hirsch-Reilly
Chapter 2 Acute Appendicitis
Lissa C. Sakata and Lindsey Perea
Chapter 3 Colonic Volvulus
Carlos J. Glanville Miranda and Firas G. Madbak
Chapter 4 Acute Cholecystitis / Biliary Disease
Dale A. Dangleben
Chapter 5 Diverticulitis of the Colon
Sergio E. Perez
Chapter 6 Enterocutaneous Fistula
Tyrone Galbreath and Lindsey Perea
Chapter 7 Fournier’s Gangrene
K. Michael Hughes
Chapter 8 Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Firas G. Madbak
Chapter 9 Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Nicholas J. Madden
Chapter 10 Acute Anorectal Emergencies
Lindsey Perea and Dale A. Dangleben
Chapter 11 Incarcerated Groin Hernias
Busayo Irojah
Chapter 12 Intussusception
Zachary Ewart and Lindsey Perea
Chapter 13 Meckel’s Diverticulitis
Benjamin Palachik and Lindsey Perea
Chapter 14 Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
Aaron N. Sachs
Chapter 15 Pancreatic Pseudocysts
Sheree A. Bray
Chapter 16 Paraesophageal Hernia
Dale A. Dangleben and Christine Du
Chapter 17 Pneumobilia
Laura Lyn Rivera and Eric Melchior
Chapter 18 Pneumoperitoneum
Nicole Melchior
Chapter 19 Portal Venous Gas
John Brady
Chapter 20 Small Bowel Diverticulitis
Stefanie Haynes
Chapter 21 Small Bowel Obstruction
Firas G. Madbak
Chapter 22 Small Bowel Perforation
David Lapham and James Giannone
Chapter 23 Toxic Megacolon
Aaron N. Sachs
Chapter 24 Acute Pancreatitis
Syrell J. Rodriguez Carreras and Christie Hirsch-Reilly
Chapter 25 Peptic Ulcer Disease
Jordan M. Kirsch and Christie Hirsch-Reilly
Dale A. Dangleben, MD
Trauma Medical Director
Trauma/Critical Care
Holy Spirit Hospital a Geisinger Affiliate
Camp Hill, PA
Firas G. Madbak, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Florida-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Acute Care General Surgery provides a succinct focused overview of a myriad of general surgical emergencies. Each chapter has a concise, practical framework on the workup and management of a specific topic. The book covers a wide array of pathology from the more common appendicitis, diverticulitis and cholecystitis to those less frequently encountered such as toxic megacolon, Fournier's gangrene and volvulus. Learning objectives for each chapter are clearly defined. In addition to differential diagnosis, the work up and management is comprehensively discussed. In addition, a pithy clinical pearl is included to serve as a memory aid for each diagnosis.
Upon reviewing this volume, clinicians who encounter the acute care surgical patient in their practices will be better equipped to rapidly assess, evaluate, diagnose and managing their complex and often challenging problems.