THE TRAUMATIC ABDOMEN

Non-Traumatic Acute Abdomen: Videolaparoscopic Approach

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Although videolaparoscopy has been considered a safe method for many elective procedures, its use in traumatic and non-traumatic acute abdomen needs to be evaluated. The aim of this article is to evaluate the role of videolaparoscopy in non-traumatic acute abdomen as a method of diagnosis and treatment. METHODS Between January 1992 and December 1996, 462 patients' cha...

Role of Radiology in Evaluation of Non- Traumatic Acute Abdomen

Acute abdominal pain may be caused by a myriad of diagnoses, including acute appendicitis, diverticulitis, and cholecystitis. Imaging plays an important role in the treatment management of patients because clinical evaluation results can be inaccurate. Performing computed tomography (CT) is most important because it facilitates an accurate and reproducible diagnosis in urgent conditions. Also, ...

OPEN MANAGEMENT OF THE SEPTIC ABDOMEN

Severe intraabdominal infection associated with abdominal wall, intraperitoneal and remote organ complications, still carries an unacceptably high morality rate. In addition to the fundamental principle of eradication of the source of infection, various treatment modalities have been suggested to improve the commonly grave outcome. Amongst these, open management (OM) of the septic abdomen,...

Wound of the Abdomen

Sill,?I shall feel highly obliged if you publish the following ease in your popular Gazette. . . , . 1. Busappa Nugappa of Chickerur was admitted into tnis dispensary with the following injuries on his body wound on the left side of his trunk between the Kith anulitn libs about 2 inches long and placed transversely. Through this wound a portion of small intestines about the size of a lemon frui...

The Acute Abdomen