Schein Moshe, Rogers Paul N. et al. (eds.) Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery

4th edition. — TFM Publishing, 2016. — 888 p.This, the fourth edition of Schein's Common Sense Emergency Abdominal Surgery, builds on the reputation of the three previous editions. Already a worldwide benchmark, translated into half a dozen languages, this book guides surgical trainees logically through the minefields of assessment and management of acute surgical abdominal conditions. General surgery as a concept may have been overtaken in many parts of the world by the development of niche specialties, but the need for a cohort of generalists able to deal competently with common surgical emergencies has not gone away. If you recognize this need then this is the book for you! Tyro surgeons and experienced practitioners alike will benefit from the distilled wisdom contained in these pages. The direct, no nonsense, writing style, supported by entertaining cartoons, gives clear guidance while at the same time providing amusing insights into our collective surgical pschye. NOT a standard textbook. Buy it! You'll not regret it. Some new editors and authors enhance the new edition. Almost all chapters have been revised to take account of new concepts and modern developments. New chapters have been added and some completely rewritten often with a new emphasis on the importance of a laparoscopic approach.General philosophy
A brief history of emergency abdominal surgery
The acute abdomen
Rational diagnostic procedures
Abdominal imaging
Optimizing the patient
Pre-operative antibiotics
Family, ethics, informed consent and medicolegal issues
Before the flight: pre-op checklist
The incision
Abdominal exploration: finding what is wrong
The laparoscopic approach to emergency abdominal surgery
Peritonitis: classification and principles of treatment
The intestinal anastomosis (and stomata)
Esophageal emergencies
Diaphragmatic emergencies
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Perforated peptic ulcer
Acute pancreatitis
Gallbladder and biliary emergency surgery
Small bowel obstruction
Acute abdominal wall hernias
Acute appendicitis
Acute mesenteric ischemia
Hepatic emergencies
Inflammatory bowel disease and other types of colitis
Colonic obstruction
Acute diverticulitis
Massive lower GI bleeding
Anorectal emergencies
Surgical complications of endoscopy
Abdominal trauma
The abdominal compartment syndrome
Abdominal aortic emergencies
Gynecological emergencies
Abdominal emergencies in infancy and childhood
Urological emergencies
Abdominal emergencies in the Third World
Abdominal drainage
Abdominal closure
Before landing
Postoperative care
Nutrition
Postoperative antibiotics
Postoperative ileus vs. intestinal obstruction
Intra-abdominal abscesses
Anastomotic leaks and fistulas
Relaparotomy and laparostomy for infection
Wound management
In the aftermath and the M & M meeting