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Abbreviated emergency laparotomy in the non-trauma settingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Although the application of damage control surgery for trauma has been widely reported and defined, similar approach in non-trauma patients has not been well detailed. Methods: A retrospective analysis of data from non-trauma patients who underwent emergency laparotomy between May 2006 and December 2008. Demographics, indications for surgery and outcome of patients who had definitive laparotomies (DL) and patients who had abbreviated laparotomies (AL) were compared. Appendectomies were excluded.Results and discussionTwo-hundred ninety-one patients (55% males) were included. Thirty-one (10.7%) underwent AL (58% ...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 19, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Benjamin PersonTatiana DorfmanHany BahouthAmira OsmanAhmad AssaliaYoram Kluger Source Type: journals

A diagnostic challenge: primary omental torsion and literature review - a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A case report of omental torsion, which is a rare differential diagnosis of the acute abdomen. Intraoperative diagnosis and treatment by resection are the current management of choice , however with increasing use of pre-operative imaging this may need to be reconsidered. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Nina BreunungPaul Strauss Source Type: journals

Munchausen syndrome in the emergency department mostly difficult, sometimes easy to diagnose: a case report and review of the literature.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Munchausen syndrome is a rare psychiatric disorder in which patients inflict on themselves an illness or injury for the primary purpose of assuming the sick role. Because these patients can present with many different complaints and clinical symptoms, diagnosis is often made at a later stage of hospitalisation. In contrast we report a case of a 40-year old woman very easy to diagnose with Munchausen syndrome.This trained nurse presented at our emergency department (ED) complaining of abdominal pain. Interviewed by the medical trainee, she immediately confessed having put a knitting needle into her urethra four days earlier...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 12, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rinaldo LauwersNele Van De WinkelNathalie VanderbruggenIves Hubloue Source Type: journals

Lateral abdominal wall hematoma as a rare complication after carotid artery stenting: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a right lateral abdominal wall hematoma caused by rupture of the superficial circumflex iliac artery after CAS in a 72-year-old man with severe stenosis of the origin of the right internal carotid artery. We performed CAS for the targeted lesion while activated clotting time exceeded 300 seconds. After 2 hours, he complained of right lateral abdominal pain. Abdominal computed tomography revealed an extensive hematoma in the right lateral abdominal wall. Activated clotting time was 180 seconds at this point. Seven hours later, he developed hypotension and hemoglobin level dropped to 11.3 g/dl. Subsequent computed...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 12, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Naoto FukunagaShizuo IkeyamaJyunichiro SatomiKoichi Satoh Source Type: journals

A severe case of hemobilia and biliary fistula following an open urgent cholecystectomyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The management of these complications enclose endoscopic, percutaneous and surgical therapies. After a diagnosis of biliary fistula, it's most important to assess the adequacy of bile drainage to determine a controlled fistula and to avoid bile collection and peritonitis. Transarterial embolization is the first line of intervention to stop hemobilia while surgical intervention should be considered if embolization fails or is contraindicated. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 10, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Vincenzo NapolitanoRoberto CirocchiAlessandro SpizzirriLorenzo CattoriniFrancesco La MuraEriberto FarinellaUmberto MorelliCarla MigliaccioPamela Del MonacoStefano TrastulliMicol Sole Di PatriziDiego MilaniFrancesco Sciannameo Source Type: journals

C-Reactive protein is an independent surgical indication marker for appendicitis: a retrospective studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Only the CRP level is consistent with the severity of appendicitis, and considered to be a surgical indication marker for acute appendicitis. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - October 31, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Shozo YokoyamaKatsunari TakifujiTsukasa HottaKenji MatsudaToru NasuMikihito NakamoriNaoki HirabayashiHiroyuki KinoshitaHiroki Yamaue Source Type: journals

Management of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma with acute appendicitisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors reported and discussed management a case of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma suspected because the catastrophic hemodynamic changes in a patient with an acute appendicitis (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - October 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mustapha BensghirAbderhmane ElwaliSalim Jaafar LalaouiNoureddine Drissi KamiliHassan AlaouiJawad LaoutidHicham AzendourHicham BalkhiCharqui HaimeurMohamed Atmani Source Type: journals

Appendicitis as a cause of intestinal strangulation: a case report and reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a case of a 24 year old male presenting with classical features of intestinal obstruction. On laparotomy strangulated bowel was seen and appendix was found to be the cause. Although we obtained a history of appendicitis in this patient, it was not correlated to the present condition due to the rarity of such a scenario. We reviewed literature to find similar cases reported in the past. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - October 9, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Laxminarayan BhandariMohandas P g Source Type: journals

Damage control surgery by keeping the abdomen open during pregnancy: favorable outcome, a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Open abdomen strategy can be successfully applied in pregnant woman. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - September 23, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Wojciech StaszewiczMichel ChristodoulouFrancois MartyVincent Bettschart Source Type: journals

A review on delayed presentation of diaphragmatic ruptureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Diaphragmatic rupture is a life-threatening condition. Diaphragmatic injuries are quite uncommon and often result from either blunt or penetrating trauma. Diaphragmatic ruptures are usually associated with abdominal trauma however, it can occur in isolation. Acute traumatic rupture of the diaphragm may go unnoticed and there is often a delay between the injury and the diagnosis. A comprehensive literature search was performed using the terms "delayed presentation of post traumatic diaphragmatic rupture" and "delayed diaphragmatic rupture". The diagnostic and management challenges encountered are discussed, together with st...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 20, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Farhan RashidMallicka ChakrabartyRajeev SinghSyed Iftikhar Source Type: journals

Spinal Subdural Staphylococcus Aureus Abscess: case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Early diagnosis and treatment are very important for the good outcome in patients with subdural abscess. Although morbidity and mortality are very high, surgical and antibiotic treatment should be established as soon as possible after the diagnosis has secured. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 5, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dimitris VelissarisDiamanto ArethaFotini FligouKriton Filos Source Type: journals

A simple and rapid vascular anastomosis for emergency surgery: a technical case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 22 year old male presented with a transected femoral artery following a gunshot wound. He underwent a successful primary repair following limited segmental resection of the injured segment. End to end anastomoses after resection of injured arteries include, but are not limited to, interrupted and continuous suturing with, or without "parachuting" of the graft and/or vessel. We offer a rapid and reliable repair using a conceptually and operationally simple technique. Major advantages include: 1) the operating system is always oriented towards the surgeon, 2) the posterior row of sutures is placed as both ends are readily ...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 2, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chad BallDavid Feliciano Source Type: journals

Caecal diverticulitis presenting as acute appendicitis: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a case of a 61 year old Caucasian who presented with acute onset right iliac fossa pain indistinguishable from acute appendicitis. The true diagnosis of a perforated acute caecal diverticulitis with an abscess mass was only made at operation in the presence of a macroscopically normal appendix. We reviewed the literature to highlight the difficulty of a preoperative diagnosis and the need for a high index of suspicion especially in the older age group presenting in manner similar to acute appendicitis. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 30, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michelle ColeAbraham AyantundeJohn Payne Source Type: journals

Laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer with U-CLIPEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: In our experience, the anastomotic device U-Clip(R) simplifies laparoscopic repair of perforated peptic ulcer, avoiding the need to perform knots and making the procedure safe and easier. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 28, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Piero GuglielminottiRoberto BiniDiego FontanaRenzo Leli Source Type: journals

Isn't it the time to start speaking about "European surgeons"?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Considering the increasing possibilities to move inside the European Union, is necessary to improve the European surgical formative system to warrant an uniform formation for all surgeons. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 24, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Federico CoccoliniDaniel Lazzareschi Source Type: journals

Penetrating injury to the chest by an attenuated energy projectile: literature review of thoracic injuries caused by "less-lethal" munitionsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present the case of a patient who sustained a penetrating injury to the chest caused by a controlled impact rubber bullet. The patient underwent a right thoracotomy to extract the projectile as well as a wedge resection of the injured lung parenchyma. This case demonstrates that even supposedly safe riot control ammunition fired at close range, at the torso, can provoke serious injury. Therefore a thorough investigation and close clinical supervision are justified. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 25, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joao Rezende-NetoFabriccio SilvaLeonardo PortoLuiz TeixeiraHomer TienSandro Rizoli Source Type: journals

Tissue oxygen saturation in battlefield injuries using near-infrared spectroscopy: a case series reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Near-infrared spectroscopy-derived StO2 reflected and tracked the resuscitation status of our patients with battlefield injuries. StO2 has significant potential for use in resuscitation and care of patients with battlefield injuries. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 18, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Greg BeilmanJuan Blondet Source Type: journals

Spontaneous rupture of the right gastroepiploic artery: unusual cause of acute abdomen and shockEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Simultaneous restoration of circulating volume and rapid diagnosis are keys in determining the patient outcome in this situation. Though the mortality is high if untreated, the operation is relatively simple and carries a low risk. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Karim Ibn Majdoub HassaniAli BounekarJean-Manuel Gruss Source Type: journals

Second trimester hepatic rupture in a 35 year old nulliparous woman with HELLP syndrome: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present the case of a 35 year old nulliparous woman with a second trimester gestational hepatic rupture associated with HELLP syndrome. We briefly discuss the aetiology, diagnostic difficulties and treatment options associated with this rare presentation. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 15, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: J KellyD RyanN O'BrienW Kirwan Source Type: journals

Alteration in emergency theatre prioritisation does not alter outcome for acute appendicitis: comparative cohort studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: A change in the emergency theatre prioritisation does not affect outcome for appendicectomy. Provision of a second emergency theatre could be a solution to reduce the delays in acute surgical operations. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - June 8, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stefano PartelliSabina BegJuliette BrownSoumil VyasHemant Kocher Source Type: journals

Accurate localization of life threatening colonic hemorrhage during nuclear medicine bleeding scan as an aid to selective angiographyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: The dilemma of positive scintigraphic evidence of colonic bleeding with negative arteriography can be resolved with the use of a metal marker during the scintigram to guide superselective angiography. Although in our small series of patients this technique appears to be simple, safe and effective, further clinical investigation is warranted with a larger patient population. This technique may offer a role in therapy in coordination with the colorectal surgeon for the high risk patient in an otherwise life threatening situation. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 27, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mubin SyedAzim Shaikh Source Type: journals

Maxillofacial trauma patient: coping with the difficult airwayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Establishing a secure airway in a trauma patient is one of the primary essentials of treatment. Any flaw in airway management may lead to grave morbidity and mortality. Maxillofacial trauma presents a complex problem with regard to the patient's airway. By definition, the injury compromises the patient's airway and it is, therefore, must be protected. In most cases, the patient undergoes surgery for maxillofacial trauma or for other, more severe, life-threatening injuries, and securing the airway is the first step in the introduction of general anaesthesia. In such patients, we anticipate difficult endotracheal intubation ...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 27, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Amir KrauszImad Abu el-NaajMichal Barak Source Type: journals

Pancreas sparing duodenectomy as an emergency procedureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Based on the presented series of patients, we suggest that pancreas-sparing duodenectomy can be considered in selected patients with laceration of the duodenum deemed unsuitable for surgical reconstruction. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 16, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Piotr Paluszkiewicz, Wojciech Dudek, Kathryn Lowery and Colin A Hart Source Type: journals

Caecal perforation with faecal peritonitis - unusual presentation of Bochdalek hernia in an adult: a case report and review of literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The improper fusion of the postero-lateral foramen of the diaphragm was first described by Bochdalek in 1848. The incidence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia varies from1:2000 to 1:5000 live births and Bochdalek hernias (BH) account for 75 to 85 % of these. Although it is a well-known entity in neonates, it is occasionally discovered incidentally in adult patients. Until now, a total of around 100 cases of occult asymptomatic Bochdalek hernia have been reported. The symptomatic cases are encountered more rarely. Colon necrosis among the symptomatic cases was reported in some reports. We discuss the present case since we b...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 6, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ameet Kumar, Vikas Maheshwari, T. s. Ramakrishnan and Samaresh Sahu Source Type: journals

Sub capsular splenectomy for delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Splenic ruptures are mostly due to trauma and manifest at the moment of injury with symptoms of acute intraperitoneal hemorrhage and shock. Spontaneous/ pathological and delayed rupture of the spleen is not unknown. A case of delayed spontaneous splenic rupture in a case of sickle cell anemia is being reported, which was treated with sub capsular splenectomy. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 6, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dhananjaya Sharma Source Type: journals

Small bowel intussusception with the Meckel's diverticulum after blunt abdominal trauma: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a case of a previously healthy 28-year-old man developing four days after blunt abdominal trauma signs of small bowel obstruction. Ileo-ileal intussusception was suggested by computed tomography. Exploration revealed ileo-ileal intussusception with Meckel's diverticulum. A diverticulectomy with small bowel resection was performed. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 6, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: El Bachir Benjelloun, Abdelmalek Ousadden, Karim Ibnmajdoub, Khalid Mazaz and Khalid Ait Taleb Source Type: journals

Exsanguinating upper GI bleeds due to Unusual Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) of stomach and spleen: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The patient was immediately explored and total gastrectectomy with splenectomy concluded as life saving procedure. A review of literature was conducted to make this report possible. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 1, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mohammad IQBAL Khan, Mohammad TARIQ Baqai, Mohammad FAHD Baqai and Naveed Mufti Source Type: journals

Coronary artery dissection and acute myocardial infarction following blunt chest traumaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Blunt chest trauma might lead to cardiac injury ranging from simple arrhythmias to lethal conditions such as cardiac rupture. We experienced a case of initially overlooked traumatic coronary artery dissection which resulted in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A high degree of suspicion is needed to diagnose this condition. Based on our case, we will give an overview of relevant literature on this topic. ECG, echocardiography, coronary angiography and cardiac enzymes are valuable tools in diagnosing this rare condition. The time span from coronary artery occlusion to revascularisation must be short if AMI is to be avoided...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 14, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Johannes L Bjornstad, Johan Pillgram-Larsen and Theis Tonnessen Source Type: journals

Wound dehiscence: is still a problem in the 21th century: a retrospective studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: It is important for the surgeon to know that wound healing demands oxygen consumption, normoglycemia and absence of toxic or septic factors, which reduces collagen synthesis and oxidative killing mechanisms of neutrophils. Also the type of abdominal closure may plays an important role. The tension free closure is recommended and a continuous closure is preferable. Preoperative assessment so as to identify and remove, if possible, these risk factors is essential, in order to minimize the incidence of wound dehiscence, which has a high death rate. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 3, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: John Spiliotis, Konstantinos Tsiveriotis, Anastasios D Datsis, Archodoula Vaxevanidou, Georgios Zacharis, Konstantinos Giafis, Spyros Kekelos and Athanasios Rogdakis Source Type: journals

Primary abdominal hydatid cyst presenting in emergency as appendicular mass: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a unique case of 56-year-old woman with a primary intraabdominal hydatid cyst in the right iliac fossa masquerading as appendicular lump. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 3, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Uptal De Source Type: journals

WSES SM (World Society of Emergency Surgery Summer Meeting) highlights: Emergency Surgery around the world (Brazil, Finland, USA)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Emergency surgery is performed in every hospital with a A and E unit all around the world. However it is organized in different ways with different results. Aim of this paper is to present history, current scope, current training program and new politics for training national program of 3 countries of different continents. Brazil, Finland and US emergency surgery models are presented discussing all criticisms showed during the WSES Summer Meeting 2008. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 30, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Renato Poggetti, Ari Leppanemi, Andrew B Peitzman, Paula Ferrada, Juan Carlos Puyana, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena, Antonio D Pinna and Ernest E Moore Source Type: journals

Molecular mechanisms and management of traumatic brain injury – missing the link?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
n/a (letter to the editor) (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 4, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael A Flierl, Wade R Smith, Steven J Morgan and Philip F Stahel Source Type: journals

Molecular mechanisms and management of traumatic brain injury - missing the link?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
n/a (letter to the editor) (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 4, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael A Flierl, Wade R Smith, Steven J Morgan and Philip F Stahel Source Type: journals

ATLS(R) and damage control in spine traumaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reviews the literature on spine trauma assessment and treatment in the polytrauma setting, gives hints on how to assess the spine trauma patient regarding to the ATLS(R) protocol and recommendations on therapeutic strategies in spinal injury in the polytraumatized patient. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 3, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Oliver O. I. Schmidt, Ralf R. H. Gahr, Andreas A. Gosse and Christoph C. E. Heyde Source Type: journals

WJES: how to review a clinical paperEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 10, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kaoru Koike, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena and Ernest E Moore Source Type: journals

WSES: how to review a clinical paperEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - February 10, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kaoru Koike, Luca Ansaloni, Fausto Catena and Ernest E Moore Source Type: journals

Emergency surgery, acute care surgery and the boulevard of broken dreamsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - January 29, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Fausto Catena and Ernest E Moore Source Type: journals

WSES SM (World Society of Emergency Surgery Summer Meeting) highlights:education in Emergency SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - December 16, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michael D Kelly Source Type: journals

Comparison of quality control for trauma management between Western and Eastern European trauma centerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: The analyzed hospitals are classified as Level I trauma center and are within the group of the highest quality level centers in their own countries. Nevertheless, both of them experience major lacks and for few audit filters do not reach the minimum standard requirements of ACS Audit Filters. The differences between the western and the eastern European center were slight. The parameters not reaching the minimum requirements are probably occurring even more often in suburban settings. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - November 19, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stefano Massimiliano Calderale, Raluca Sandru, Gregorio Tugnoli, Salomone Di Saverio, Mircea Beuran, Sergio Ribaldi, Massimo Coletti, Giorgio Gambale, Sorin Paun, Livio Russo and Franco Baldoni Source Type: journals

Emergency surgery for Meckel's diverticulumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The current work attempts to highlight the various life threatening complications of Meckel's diverticulum and to present the surgical strategies used in the emergency conditions so far in the form of a review of the works presented in the literature. Our aim behind this presentation is to cover the possible indications, methods, their complications and the outcome of these surgical techniques. For this, we made an extensive literature search using Google and Pubmed with the words-"Meckel's diverticulum", "Complications", "Management" and "Emergency surgery". All the relevant articles containing the surgical aspects of sym...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 13, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Raj Kumar Sharma and Vir Kumar Jain Source Type: journals

Emergency surgery for Meckel's diverticulum.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The current work attempts to highlight the various life threatening complications of Meckel's diverticulum and to present the surgical strategies used in the emergency conditions so far in the form of a review of the works presented in the literature. Our aim behind this presentation is to cover the possible indications, methods, their complications and the outcome of these surgical techniques. For this, we made an extensive literature search using Google and Pubmed with the words- "Meckel's diverticulum", "Complications", "Management" and "Emergency surgery". All the relevant articles containing the surgical aspects of sy...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 13, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Raj Kumar Sharma and Vir Kumar Jain Source Type: journals

Ileocolic Intussusception-a rare cause of acute intestinal obstruction in adults; case report and literature reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a case report of adult ileocolic intussusception with classical radiological signs and operative findings. A brief literature review is also presented with emphasis on the controversy of reduction of the intussusception before resection. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - August 4, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Muhammad Najm Khan, Avi Agrawal and Paul Strauss Source Type: journals

Emergency endovascular management of peripheral artery aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms- A reviewEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Endovascular stenting has been successfully employed in the management of aortic aneurysms; however, its efficacy in managing peripheral arterial conditions remains debatable. We review the utility of endovascular technique in the management of peripheral arterial conditions like aneurysms, pseudoaneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas in the emergency setting. Though long term data about graft patency rates is not yet available, the endovascular approach appears to be a useful minimally invasive technique in situations where open repair is either difficult or not feasible. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 21, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Mr U Sadat, Dr PJ Kullar, Miss A Noorani, Dr JH Gillard, Mr DG Cooper and Mr JR Boyle Source Type: journals

Videothoracoscopic Surgical Approach for Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Review of the Pertinent LiteratureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Spontaneous pneumothorax is usually caused by the rupture of subpleural blebs/bullae in the underlying lung and is one of the most common elective applications of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). VATS has been used as an alternative to thoracotomy in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax. Recurrent pneumothorax and persistent air leakage are quite often indications for spontaneous pneumothorax, and bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax is also considered to be an indication for surgical intervention. The goals of surgical intervention are to eliminate intrapleural air collection and prevent recurrence. Diverse...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 21, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hiroyuki Sakurai Source Type: journals

Severe bleeding from esophageal varices resistant to endoscopic treatment in a non cirrhotic patient with portal hypertension.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A non cirrhotic patient with esophageal varices and portal vein thrombosis had recurrent variceal bleeding unsuccessfully controlled by endoscopy and esophageal transection. Emergency transhepatic portography confirmed the thrombosed right branch of the portal vein, while the left branch appeared angulated, shifted and stenotic. A stent was successfully implanted into the left branch and the collateral vessels along the epatoduodenal ligament disappeared. In patients with esophageal variceal hemorrhage and portal thrombosis if endoscopy fails, emergency esophageal transection or nonselective portocaval shunting are indicat...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 21, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Roberto Caronna, Mario Bezzi, Monica Schiratti, Maurizio Cardi, Gianpaolo Prezioso, Michele Benedetti, Federica Papini, Simona Mangioni, Gabriele Martino and Piero Chirletti Source Type: journals

Portal vein gas in emergency surgeryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions: Portal vein gas is a diagnostic sign, which indicates a serious intra-abdominal pathology requiring emergency surgery in the majority of patients. Portal vein gas due to simple and benign cause can be treated conservatively. Correlation between clinical and diagnostic findings is important to set the management plan. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - July 17, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Abdulzahra Hussain, Hind Mahmood and Shamsi El-Hasani Source Type: journals

Emergency Room surgical workload in an inner city UK teaching hospitalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Background: Emergency admissions may account for over 50% of surgical admissions. The impact on service provision and implications for training are difficult to quantify. We performed a cohort study to analyse these workload patterns. Methods: Data on emergency room (ER) surgical admissions over six months was collected including patient demographics, referral sources, diagnosis, operation and length of stay and analysed according to sub-speciality and age-groups. Results: There were 1392 (median age 41 (IQR 28-60) years, M:F = 1.7:1) emergency surgical admissions over six months; 45% were under 40 years of age and 48% pa...
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 30, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tuoung A Mai-Phan, Bijendra Patel, Michael Walsh, Ajit T Abraham and Hemant M Kocher Source Type: journals

An analysis of 13 patients with perforated gastric carcinoma: A surgeon's nightmare?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Perforation usually occurs in advanced stages of gastric cancer. These patients had a poor prognosis because of the presence of advanced cancer. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - May 10, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Cetin Kotan, Aziz Sumer, Murat Baser, Remzi Kızıltan and M Ali Carparlar Source Type: journals

Cecal diverticulitis mimicking acute Appendicitis: a report of 4 casesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe four cases that presented with symptoms suggestive of appendicitis, but were found at operation to have an inflamed solitary diverticulum. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - April 21, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Oguzhan Karatepe, Osman Bilgin Gulcicek, Gokhan Adas, Muharrem Battal, Yasar Ozdenkaya, Idris Kurtulus, Merih Altiok and Servet Karahan Source Type: journals

Metastatic Gas gangrene and Colonic Perforation: a case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present a case of metastatic myonecrosis in a diabetic patient with a perforated caecal tumour. The literature since 1989 is reviewed and 28 cases of Clostridium septicum myonecrosis are discussed. (Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery)
Source: World Journal of Emergency Surgery - March 28, 2008 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Matthew J Powell, Kishore K Sasapu and Christopher Macklin Source Type: journals