Fig. 32.1 Postoperative diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm. PCD percutaneous drainage Type I: Generalized Peritonitis Approximately 40–45 % of all anastomotic leaks present in this fashion. Patients complain of severe abdominal…
Fig. 12.1 Enlarged hyperemic folds in gastric remnant, after Billroth II reconstruction. (Image courtesy of Gregory Ginsberg, MD) Fig. 12.2 Erosive alkaline reflux esophagitis. (Image courtesy of Gregory Ginsberg, MD)…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Timothy M. Pawlik, Shishir K. Maithel and Nipun B. Merchant (eds.)Gastrointestinal Surgery10.1007/978-1-4939-2223-9_30 30. Preventing Pancreatic Fistula Following Distal Pancreatectomy Bharath D. Nath1 and Mark P. Callery1 (1) Department of Surgery, Beth Israel…
Fig. 14.1 Afferent loop obstruction in a 62-year-old man after Roux-en-Y gastroenterotomy. a Axial plane of MDCT shows a dilated fluid-filled afferent loop ( arrow) located at the mid-abdomen and…
Component Concentration Calories 200 kcal/L Lipids 5–30 g/L Protein 20–30 g/L Lymphocytes 400–6800/mm (28) Sodium 104–108 mmol/L Potassium 3.8–5.0 mmol/L Chloride 85–130 mmol/L Calcium 3.4–6.0 mmol Phosphate 0.8–4.2 mmol/L In addition to the general role of lymphatics for…
Author (reference) Country Incidence Percentage Iannettoni [6] USA 1/856 0.12 Bartels [7] Germany 4/501 0.80 Buskens [5] Netherlands 1/383 0.26 Maruyama [8] Japan 2/305 0.66 Yasuda [9] Japan 9/603 1.49…
Fig. 11.1 Benign pneumatosis intestinalis around a jejunostomy tube. a and b Abdominal CT scan (soft tissue and lung windows); arrow points to loop of jejunum with pneumatosis (jejunostomy tube…
Fig. 25.1 Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen, especially when coupled with thin cuts through the porta hepatis, has a high sensitivity (90 %) and specificity (99 %), as well as…
Fig. 10.1 The gastro-colic ligament is divided with a ligasure device along the greater curvature of the stomach. The right gastroepiploic arteriovenous arcade should be preserved during the dissection. Injury…
Fig. 9.1 Anatomy of the right gastroepiploic artery The gastric fundus is the region most distant from its arterial inflow and venous drainage and thus particularly susceptible to ischemia. Blood…
