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Bowel Obstruction and Hernia
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An ED-based approach to the patient presenting with symptoms of bowel obstruction or hernia is reviewed, with particular emphasis on the management of patients in the emergency department.About:
This article is published in Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 29 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bowel obstruction & Abdominal Hernia.read more
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Emergency Medicine Evaluation and Management of Small Bowel Obstruction: Evidence-Based Recommendations
TL;DR: This review evaluates the ED investigation and management of adult SBO based on the current literature, finding that knowledge of recent literature can optimize diagnosis and management.
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Classifying Hydroceles of the Pelvis and Groin: An Overview of Etiology, Secondary Complications, Evaluation, and Management
Gautam Dagur,Jason Gandhi,Yiji Suh,Steven J. Weissbart,Yefim Sheynkin,Noel L. Smith,Gargi Joshi,Sardar Ali Khan +7 more
TL;DR: A deliberate differential diagnosis is essential to avoiding imminent life-threatening complications as well as providing the appropriate treatment in patients with hydrocele.
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Emergency department patients with small bowel obstruction: What is the anticipated clinical course?
TL;DR: Patients with a history of SBO were less likely to require operative intervention at any point during their hospitalization, and normal bloodwork was not associated with operative intervention.
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Strangulated small bowel obstruction in children
Yi-Jung Chang,Dah-Chin Yan,Dah-Chin Yan,Jin-Yao Lai,Hsun-Chin Chao,Hsun-Chin Chao,Chyi-Liang Chen,Shih-Yen Chen,Shih-Yen Chen,Ming-Han Tsai,Ming-Han Tsai +10 more
TL;DR: The combination of two or more clinical parameters, including intractable continuous abdominal pain, tachycardia, leukocytosis, and abdominal distention with the presence of ascites in US or wall thickness and reduced wall contrast enhancement in CT scans, is useful for the identification of strangulated SBO.
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Double Intussusception in a Shih-Tzu Puppy: The Triple-Circle Sign
TL;DR: This dissertation aims to provide a history of web exceptionalism from 1989 to 2002, a period chosen in order to explore its roots as well as specific cases up to and including the year in which descriptions of “Web 2.0” began to circulate.
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A Comparison of Suture Repair with Mesh Repair for Incisional Hernia
R W Luijendijk,Wim C. J. Hop,van den Tol Mp,de Lange Dc,Braaksma Mm,Jan N. M. IJzermans,Boelhouwer Ru,de Vries Bc,Salu Mk,Wereldsma Jc,Bruijninckx Cm,J. Jeekel +11 more
TL;DR: Among patients with midline abdominal incisional hernias, mesh repair is superior to suture repair with regard to the recurrence of hernia, regardless of the size of the hernia.
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Schwartz's Principles of Surgery
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Rosen's emergency medicine : concepts and clinical practice.
TL;DR: Rosen's Emergency Medicine as mentioned in this paper has set the standard in emergency medicine, offering unparalleled comprehensiveness, clarity, and authority, while a more streamlined format makes it easy to find the exact information you seek more rapidly and conveniently than ever before.
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Incisional hernia: A 10 year prospective study of incidence and attitudes
Marjorie Mudge,L. E. Hughes +1 more
TL;DR: Recurrence is common after surgical repair but seems to be related to surgical technique, and the possibility of complications occurring from an incisional hernia does not appear to be discussed with patients although obstruction occurred in 14 per cent of patients with troublesome hernia.