Common Surgical Diseases (eBook)

Theodore J. Saclarides, MDProfessor of General SurgeryHead, Section of Colon and Rectal SurgeryRush Medical College of Rush UniversityRush University Medical CenterChicago, IL  USAJonathan A. Myers, MDAssistant Professor of General SurgeryDirector, Undergraduate Surgical EducationRush Medical College of Rush UniversityRush University Medical CenterChicago, IL USAKeith W. Millikan, MDProfessor of General SurgeryAssociate Dean, Surgical Sciences and ServicesRush Medical College of Rush UniversityRush University Medical CenterChicago, IL USA

DedicationPreface Contributors Section 1: General Preoperative Considerations 1. Cardiac Clearance for Non-Cardiac Surgery     Ryan Knoper and Daniel Valentino2.  Preoperative Evaluation of Bleeding     Lisa Boggio 3.  Managing Patient's Medications (Diabetes, Beta Blockers, NSAIDS, Anticoagulants)     Shobha L. Rao 4.  The Carotid Bruit     Erin Farlow 5.  DVT Prophylaxis     Neha Sheng Section 2: Trauma 6.  Initial Trauma Assessment and Resuscitation     Frederic Starr 7.  Head Trauma     David Straus 8.  Management of the Difficult Airway     Phillip LoSavio 9.  Penetrating Neck Trauma     Jennifer Rickard 10.  Penetrating Chest Trauma     James Lubawski 11.  Penetrating Abdominal Trauma     Aisha Shaheen and Marie Crandall 12.  Blunt Abdominal Trauma     Jamie J. Coleman 13.  Pelvic Fractures     Alexi Bloom 14.  Traumatic Hematuria     Stephen Larsen and Kalyan Latchamsetty 15.  Extremity Fractures     Jonathan Frank 16.  Burns     Thomas Messer Section 3: Vascular Problems 17.  Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia     Sherry Cavanagh and Chad E. Jacobs 18.  Algorithmic Approach to the Acute Cold Leg     Benjamin B. Lind 19.  Myocardial Infarction      Li Shien Low and Clifford J. Kavinsky 20.  Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm     Bernadette Aulivola and Mike Malinowski 21.  Dialysis Access     Oyedolamu K. Olaitan and Edward F. Hollinger Section 4: Endocrine Disorders 22.  Thyroid Nodules and Malignancy     Vikram Krishnamurthy and Katherine Heiden 23.  Cushing’s Syndrome     Chung-Kay Koh and Yoojin Kim 24.  Hyperthyroidism     Tricia A. Moo-Young 25.  Hypercalcemia     Malini D. Sur and Kaare J. Weber 26.  Insulinoma     Steven De Jong 27.  Gastrinoma     Elizabeth C. Gwinn 28.  Surgical Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment     Leon Boudourakis and Kaare J. Weber 29.  Incidentalomas     John Cull and Katherine Heiden  Section 5: Abdomen 30.  Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage     Nikolaos D. Karagiorgos and Matthew J. Hyser 31.  Dysphagia     Michael Vercillo and Edward Hong 32.  Esophageal Cancer     Rana Ballo and Keith W. Millikan 33.  Gastroesophageal Reflux     Andrew M. Popoff and Daniel J. Deziel 34.  Acute Pancreatitis     Hadyn Hollister and Keith W. Millikan 35.  Chronic Pancreatitis     Joseph Broucek and Jonathan A. Myers 36.  Pancreatic Cancer       John C. McAuliffe and John D. Christein 37.  Small Bowel Obstruction     David D. Shersher 38.  Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter Pylori     Chetan Aher and Daniel J. Deziel 39.  Ischemic Bowel     Gregory Stettler 40.  Crohn’s Disease     Maria C. Mora Pinzon and Dana Hayden 41.  Ulcerative Colitis     Daniel Rinewalt and Dana Hayden 42.  Acute Appendicitis     Tasha Hughes and Minh Luu   43.  Diverticulitis     George Singer and Theodore J. Saclarides  44.  Large Bowel Obstruction     Kyle G. Cologne 45.  Colon Cancer     Abid Khan and Marc Brand  46.  Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage     Benjamin Veenstra and Jonathan A. Myers   47.  Genetic Predisposition to Colorectal Cancer     Kristin Gross and Marc Brand 48.  Rectal Cancer     Purvi Patel and Theodore J. Saclarides 49.  Anal Cancer     Jacquelyn Turner 50.  Anorectal Pain     Leandro Feo and Nadav Dujovny  51.  Rectal Bleeding      Jennifer Jolley 52.  Cholelithiasis      Michael Tran and Daniel J. Deziel  53.  Jaundice     Amina Merchant and Harry Richter   54.  Liver Mass     Marc Mesleh 55.  Portal Hypertension     Paul Balash and Edie Chan   56.  Carcinoid Disease     Faaiza Vaince 57.  Inguinal Hernia     Lindsay Petersen and Keith W. Millikan 58.  Abdominal Wall Defects     Julia Boll and Minh Luu  59. Indications for Renal Transplantation     Deepak Mital and Erica Hammes 60. Indications for Liver Transplantation and Pre-transplant Evaluation     Cynthia L. Leaphart and Dana K. Perry Section 6: Surgical Oncology 61.  Palpable Breast Mass     Rosalinda Alvarado 62.  Abnormal Mammogram     Katherine Kopkash 63.  Invasive Breast Cancer     Alicia Growney and Katherine Kopkash 64.  Nipple Discharge     Faaiza Vaince and Andrea Madrigrano 65.  Ductal Carcinoma in Situ     Anna B. Katz 66.  Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer       Mehra Golshan 67.  Melanoma     Keith Hood and Steven Bines  68.  Solitary Pulmonary Nodules     David D. Shersher and Anthony W. Kim 69.  Evaluation of the Suspicious Neck Mass       Marissa Le Section 7: Pediatrics 70.  Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis     Michael Dingeldein 71.  Jaundice in the Pediatric Patient     Srikumar Pillai 72.  Pediatric Abdominal Masses     Michael Dingeldein 73.  Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula     Kristin Bevil 74.  Intussusception     Jarod P. McAteer, Morgan K. Richards, and Adam B. Goldin 75.  Hirschsprung’s Disease     Jarod P. McAteer, Morgan K. Richards, and Adam B. Goldin 76.  Necrotizing Enterocolitis     Loretto A. Glynn Section 8: Urology 77.  Hematuria             Michael P. Hoeh and Kalyan C. Latchamsetty  78.  Testicular Mass     Christopher L. Coogan, Jonas S. Benson, and Ryan L. Steinberg 79.  Painful Scrotum     Christopher L. Coogan, Jonas S. Benson, and Ryan L. Steinberg Section 9: Gynecology 80.  Acute Gynecologic Pelvic Pain     Joseph M. Maurice and Bruce A. Rosenzweig  81.  Evaluation and Management of Adnexal Masses     Alfred Guirguis and Elizabeth Weldon 82.  Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases     Jaqueline Blank Section 10: Critical Care 83.  Postoperative Glucose Management     Jennifer Schoenberger and David Baldwin Jr. 84.  Oliguria      Elizabeth Hooper 85.  Postoperative Fever     Kristin Gross 86.  Postoperative Chest Pain     Elizabeth Berger 87.  Ventilator Management      Vikram Krishnamurthy 88.  Postoperative Hypoxia and Pulmonary Embolism     Patri Marconi 89.  Postoperative Hypotension     Shaun Daly 90.  Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections     Andrew Arndt 91.  Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Sepsis            Daniel Rinewalt and Jose M. Velasco