The Spice That Makes Things Hot
Sometimes the open abdomen and appropriate resuscitation are not enough to make patients recover from their pathological state... In these rare but threatening events, direct peritoneal resuscitation comes handy to help and fasten patients' healing.
Pricking the Big Red Balloon
Intra-abdominal hypertension is a critical state that may lead to multiorgan failure and, eventually, to death. However, the diagnosis of this condition is often missed, and the intra-abdominal pressure is a parameter frequently forgotten...
When Dwarves’ Doctors are not Small Doctors
Children are not small adults... and this concept is true in many ways... Dealing with them cannot be done as in adults, and the surgical emergencies that may uprise are completely different from the ones general surgeons are used to... Here you can find a brief yet comprehensive guide on how to deal with a child with a suspected acute abdomen...
In#!@$*ception
Intussusception is a rare cause of bowel obstruction in adults. Here you can find more about it... Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management...
The Strange Story of Salmons Swimming Upstream
Acute cholangitis is not really a surgical disease. However, it is better to know how to correctly identify and manage it, since it may precipitate the patient's condition, rapidly leading to multiorgan failure and death...
