Seppuku: A modern approach to an ancient injury - Richardson AJ, Tevlin R, Larkin JO, Beddy D.
A 67 year-old man with paraplegia and depression presented with self-inflicted evisceration and small bowel injury. Damage control surgery was undertaken at emergency laparotomy with definitive anastomosis performed at second-look laparotomy following 24 h... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 19, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news
Surgical Necrotizing Enterocolitis: A Primer for the Neonatologist
The objective of this review is to provide the neonatologist with an overview of options available for the surgical management of this complex and potentially devastating disease. When evaluating patients with NEC, surgical intervention is reserved for those patients with pneumoperitoneum, confirmed stool or pus in the peritoneal cavity, or worsening clinical status. Options range from peritoneal drain placement to laparotomy with enterostomy creation, anastomoses, or temporizing measures with planned second-look operations. The choice of operation has not been shown to have a significant effect on any clinically important...
Source: NeoReviews recent issues - August 1, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Raval, M. V., Lawrence Moss, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
CT Scans May Not Be Necessary for Abdominal Stab WoundsCT Scans May Not Be Necessary for Abdominal Stab Wounds
Physical examinations may trump CT scans when it comes to determining which patients need laparotomy for abdominal stab wounds, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Failed Primary Abdominal Closure in the Trauma PatientFailed Primary Abdominal Closure in the Trauma Patient
Failed abdominal closure results in increased patient morbidity and complications. Are there specific risk factors which might help predict failed closure after damage-control laparotomy? Southern Medical Journal (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 6, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian cysts are very common in women of all ages, developing develop on one or more ovaries. They contain fluid and in most cases are completely harmless, often disappearing without the need for any treatment.
There are two types of ovarian cysts, the functional ovarian cyst and the pathological ovarian cyst. The first one is common and develops as part of the normal menstrual cycle; the second is due to abnormal cell growth but is usually not cancerous.
Most cysts do not have any symptoms, if they do it will be because some change has occured in the cyst, such as it splitting, growing too large or affecting the blood su...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 28, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health ovarian cyst Source Type: news
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian cysts are very common in women of all ages, developing develop on one or more ovaries. They contain fluid and in most cases are completely harmless, often disappearing without the need for any treatment.
There are two types of ovarian cysts, the functional ovarian cyst and the pathological ovarian cyst. The first one is common and develops as part of the normal menstrual cycle; the second is due to abnormal cell growth but is usually not cancerous.
Most cysts do not have any symptoms, if they do it will be because some change has occured in the cyst, such as it splitting, growing too large or affecting the blood su...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 28, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health ovarian cyst Source Type: news
Ovarian Cysts
Ovarian cysts are very common in women of all ages, developing develop on one or more ovaries. They contain fluid and in most cases are completely harmless, often disappearing without the need for any treatment.
There are two types of ovarian cysts, the functional ovarian cyst and the pathological ovarian cyst. The first one is common and develops as part of the normal menstrual cycle; the second is due to abnormal cell growth but is usually not cancerous.
Most cysts do not have any symptoms, if they do it will be because some change has occured in the cyst, such as it splitting, growing too large or affecting the blood su...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - December 28, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health ovarian cyst Source Type: news
