- Symbols Glossary
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part 1 Emergency surgery—the basics
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Preparing the patient for surgery
- Part 2 Problem-based emergency surgery
- Chapter 3 Trauma emergencies
- Chapter 4 The acute abdomen
- Chapter 5 Ward emergencies
- Part 3 Disease-based emergency surgery
- Chapter 6 Abdominal wall hernias
- Chapter 7 Oesophagus and stomach
- Chapter 8 Liver and biliary tree
- Chapter 9 Pancreas and spleen
- Chapter 10 Small and large bowel
- Chapter 11 The anus and anal canal
- Chapter 12 Breast and endocrine surgery
- Chapter 13 Vascular surgery
- Chapter 14 Paediatric surgery
- Chapter 15 Urology
- Chapter 16 Orthopaedic surgery
- Chapter 17 Neurosurgery
- Chapter 18 Cardiothoracic surgery
- Chapter 19 Miscellaneous conditions
- Part 4 Procedures
- Chapter 20 Procedures
- Index
(p. 261) Small and large bowel
- Chapter:
- (p. 261) Small and large bowel
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199219018.003.0010
Appendicitis 262
Mechanical bowel obstruction 268
Non-mechanical large bowel obstruction 276
Colonic diverticulitis 278
Acute lower GI bleeding 280
Ischaemic bowel 284
Inflammatory bowel disease 288
Rectal foreign bodies 292
Early postoperative complications: small or large bowel resection 294
Early postoperative complications: stomas 298
Early postoperative complications: lower GI endoscopy ...
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- Symbols Glossary
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Part 1 Emergency surgery—the basics
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Preparing the patient for surgery
- Part 2 Problem-based emergency surgery
- Chapter 3 Trauma emergencies
- Chapter 4 The acute abdomen
- Chapter 5 Ward emergencies
- Part 3 Disease-based emergency surgery
- Chapter 6 Abdominal wall hernias
- Chapter 7 Oesophagus and stomach
- Chapter 8 Liver and biliary tree
- Chapter 9 Pancreas and spleen
- Chapter 10 Small and large bowel
- Chapter 11 The anus and anal canal
- Chapter 12 Breast and endocrine surgery
- Chapter 13 Vascular surgery
- Chapter 14 Paediatric surgery
- Chapter 15 Urology
- Chapter 16 Orthopaedic surgery
- Chapter 17 Neurosurgery
- Chapter 18 Cardiothoracic surgery
- Chapter 19 Miscellaneous conditions
- Part 4 Procedures
- Chapter 20 Procedures
- Index