Schein's common sense emergency abdominal surgery

SCHEIN’S COMMON SENSE EMERGENCY Abdominal Surgery
	Cover Page
	Title Page
	Copyright
	Contents
	Contributors
	Editors’ note
	Preface
	PART I: General considerations
		Chapter 1 General philosophy
		Chapter 2 A brief history of emergency abdominal surgery
	PART II: Before the operation
		Chapter 3 The acute abdomen
		Chapter 4 Rational diagnostic procedures
		Chapter 5 Abdominal imaging
		Chapter 6 Optimizing the patient
		Chapter 7 Pre-operative antibiotics
		Chapter 8 Family, ethics, informed consent and medicolegal issues
		Chapter 9 Before the flight: pre-op checklist
	PART III: The operation
		Chapter 10 The incision
		Chapter 11 Abdominal exploration: finding what is wrong
		Chapter 12 The laparoscopic approach to emergency abdominal surgery
		Chapter 13 Peritonitis: classification and principles of treatment
		Chapter 14 The intestinal anastomosis (and stomata)
		Chapter 15 Diaphragmatic emergencies
		Chapter 16 Upper gastrointestinal emergencies
		Chapter 17 Acute pancreatitis
		Chapter 18 Gallbladder and biliary emergency surgery
		Chapter 19 Small bowel obstruction
		Chapter 20 Acute abdominal wall hernias
		Chapter 21 Acute appendicitis
		Chapter 22 Acute mesenteric ischemia
		Chapter 23 Hepatic emergencies
		Chapter 24 Inflammatory bowel disease and other forms of colitis
		Chapter 25 Colonic obstruction
		Chapter 26 Acute diverticulitis
		Chapter 27 Massive lower GI bleeding
		Chapter 28 Anorectal emergencies
		Chapter 29 Surgical complications of endoscopy
		Chapter 30 Abdominal trauma
		Chapter 31 The abdominal compartment syndrome
		Chapter 32 Abdominal aortic emergencies
		Chapter 33 Gynecological emergencies
		Chapter 34 Abdominal emergencies in infancy and childhood
		Chapter 35 Urological emergencies
		Chapter 36 Abdominal drainage
		Chapter 37 Abdominal closure
		Chapter 38 Before landing
	PART IV: After the operation
		Chapter 39 Postoperative care
		Chapter 40 Postoperative antibiotics
		Chapter 41 Postoperative ileus vs. intestinal obstruction
		Chapter 42 Intra-abdominal abscesses
		Chapter 43 Anastomotic leaks and fistulas
		Chapter 44 Relaparotomy and laparostomy for intra-abdominal infection
		Chapter 45 Abdominal wall dehiscence
		Chapter 46 Wound management
		Chapter 47 In the aftermath
	Index