Surgical Treatment of Spleen Trauma
Fig. 9.1 The long stem of endo-GIA allows to easily staple the splenic hilum by using only one hand Fig. 9.2 Endo-GIA stapling the splenic hilum, while the left hand…
Gynecological and Obstetric Injuries
Gradea Description of injury I Contusion/hematoma II Superficial laceration (<1 cm) III Deep laceration (≥1 cm) IV Laceration involving uterine artery V Avulsion/devascularization aAdvance one grade for bilateral injuries up…
Surgical Management of Traumatic Colon and Rectal Injuries
Technique Ideal situation Advantages Pitfalls Primary repair Simple, clean laceration Rapid Potential for leak “One-step operation” Segmental resection and anastomosis Multiple lacerations, injuries close to mesenteric border – or those…
Surgical Treatment of Thoracic Trauma: Mediastinum
Fig. 7.1 (a) Anterior view. (b) Posterior view. The diagram shows the utilization of a pedicled pericardial patch in the repair of a wide gap in the wall of the…
Surgical Treatment of Gastric Injury
Grade Finding Treatment I Intramural hematoma or superficial laceration Observation and/or drain II <2 cm laceration of pylorus or GE junction End-to-end anastomosis <5 cm laceration of proximal one-third of…
Pelvic Damage Control
Fig. 5.1 Clinical pathway for hemodynamically unstable patient with mechanical unstable fracture pattern 5.5.1 Hemodynamically Unstable Patient After clinical evaluation and POD placement, anteroposterior supine pelvis x-ray is obtained. If…
Equipments and Accessories
(1) Gastroenterology and hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, People’s Republic Abstract This chapter briefly describes the selection and detailed parameters of commonly used equipments and accessories for…
Tunnel Technique for Esophageal Achalasia
(1) Gastroenterology and hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, People’s Republic Abstract In this chapter we discussed the use of tunnel technique for esophageal achalasia, that is peroral…
Prevention and Treatment for Complications of Endoscopic Tunnel Technique
(1) Gastroenterology and hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, People’s Republic Abstract Endoscopic tunnel technique divides deliberately the wall of digestive tract into two-layer with the establishment of…
Techniques in Tunnel Establishment
(1) Gastroenterology and hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China, People’s Republic Abstract In Chap. 5 aspects of techniques in tunnel establishment are discussed: (1) Patient positions including left…
