Causes of Abdominal Pain
Systemic Causes of Abdominal Pain J. Matthew Fields, MD a,*, Anthony J. Dean, MD b a Department of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1020 Sansom Street, Thompson Building 239,…
to Acute Abdominal Pain
Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain Robert McNamara, MD a,*, Anthony J. Dean, MD b a Department of Emergency Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, 3500 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA…
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Tubo-ovarian Abscess
(1) Department of Surgery Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia (2) School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia Abstract Despite an increase in the…
Surgery for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: The Japanese Experience
Fig. 17.1 Flow diagram of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) obtained from questionnaires administered to attendees of the 37th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Pancreatic…
Artery-First Approaches to Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Fig. 14.1 Diagram showing the six approaches to the superior mesenteric artery. S superior approach, A anterior approach, P posterior approach, L left posterior approach, R right/medial uncinate approach, M…
The Role and Techniques of Vascular Resection
Fig. 13.1 Lateral tangential bovine patch venoplasty If at all possible we prefer maximal attempts at full venous mobilization in order to construct a primary end-to-end anastomosis (Fig. 13.2). This…
Imaging Evaluation of Borderline Pancreatic Cancer
Fig. 2.1 Normal multiphasic appearance of the pancreas and adjacent structures. The arterial phase image (a) demonstrates dense arterial enhancement of the celiac artery (arrowhead) and mild enhancement of the…
The Role of the Appleby Operation and Arterial Resection in the Multimodality Management of Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer
Resection Preservation Optional resection Organ Pancreas (body/tail), left adrenal gland, gallbladdera, spleen Stomach, duodenum Vessels Celiac artery, common hepatic artery, splenic artery, dorsal pancreatic artery, short gastric vessels, posterior…
Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Staging and Therapeutic Interventions
Fig. 3.1 Normal anatomy of the pancreas using a linear echoendoscope (a) head of the pancreas with the SMV/PV confluence. (b) Body of the pancreas with the main pancreatic duct…
