Fig. 34.1 Colonic telangiectasia. Endoscopic views before and after argon plasma therapy Hemangiomas and vascular malformations (Figs. 34.2, 34.3, and 34.4): GI hemangiomas are uncommon benign vascular tumors. They may…
Fig. 15.1 “Fat creeping” phenomenon (arrow) in the small bowel in a patient with Crohn’s disease Aphthoid lesions, fissural ulcerations, cobblestone pattern Fistula Rectum is typically spared Perianal lesions Microscopic…
Fig. 6.1 Abscess classification Ischioanal: Abscesses located in ischioanal fat are bordered by the sphincter muscles medially by the levator ani in the cranial aspect, and by the ischial bone…
Gastrointestinal Diarrhea usually mixed with blood, with or without mucus Frequency Constipation in some cases of severe proctitis Urgency Tenesmus Incontinence Abdominal pain Systemic Tiredness Weight loss Fever Anorexia Extraintestinal…
Fig. 38.1 Nomenclature regarding abdominal wall defects remains vague. Is this patient due to have an incisional hernia repair or a complex abdominal wall reconstruction? Recent attempts have been made…
Non-neoplastic lesions Neoplastic lesions Mesenchymal lesions Other lesions Hyperplastic polyp Adenoma Tubular adenoma Villous adenoma Tubulovillous adenoma Lipoma Endometriosis Hamartoma Juvenile polyp Peutz-Jeghers polyp Hamartoma Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis Inflammatory polyps …
Fig. 32.1 Cloacal deformity of the perineum with an absence of the perineal body and large communication of the vagina with the anal canal Ingested foreign bodies: Several small, sharp…
Stage Description I Pericolic abscess or phlegmon II Pelvic, intra-abdominal, or retroperitoneal abscess III Generalized purulent peritonitis IV Generalized fecal peritonitis Table 17.2 Hansen and Stock classification [19] Stage Description…
Fig. 12.1 External rectal prolapse and uterine prolapse upon straining In males the condition is unrelated to age. There is a variable association with psychiatric illness [3]. 12.2.2 Clinics Symptoms…
Duration Reversible Examples Type 1 <28 days Yes Postoperative ileus, mechanical small-bowel obstruction Often spontaneous resolution Type 2 ≥28 days Yes Enterocutaneous fistula Often requires complex interventions and reconstructive…
