Gastrointestinal emergencies / [edited by] Tony C.K. Tham, John S.A. Collins, Roy M. Soetikno.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tham, Tony C. K.

Collins, John S. A.

Soetikno, Roy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gastrointestinal system--Surgery.

Gastrointestinal system.

Gastrointestinal emergencies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell Pub., 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The definitive reference guide for the management of gastrointestinal emergencies and endoscopic complications When you are caring for a patient with a gastrointestinal emergency - during a procedure or after emergency stabilization - you can count on this updated reference to supply the specific how-to guidance you need. Written and edited by leading international experts in the field, the second edition of Gastrointestinal Emergencies:now reflects the many diagnostic and therapeutic advances since publication of the first edition covers the full ra

Contents:

Contents; List of Contributors; Section 1: Approach to Specific Presentations; 1 Approach to Dysphagia; 2 Approach to Vomiting; 3 Approach to Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding; 4 Approach to Acute Abdominal Pain; 5 Approach to Jaundice; 6 Acute Severe Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding; 7 Approach to Diarrhea; Colour Plates; Section 2: Complications of Gastrointestinal Procedures; 8 Complications of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; 9 Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy; 10 Complications of Variceal Sclerotherapy, Ligation and Balloon Tamponade

11 Complications of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography12 Complications of Laparoscopic Surgery; 13 Complications of Liver Biopsy; 14 Complications of Colonoscopy; 15 Complications of Capsule Endoscopy; 16 Complications of Endoscopic Ultrasound; Section 3: Specific Conditions; 17 Foreign Body Impaction in the Esophagus; 18 Esophageal Perforation; 19 Perforation of the Gastrointestinal Tract; 20 Intestinal Obstruction; 21 Acute Upper Nonvariceal Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; 22 Acute Pancreatitis; 23 Biliary Emergencies; 24 Variceal Hemorrhage; 25 Acute Liver Failure

26 Management of Ascites and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis27 Alcoholic Hepatitis; 28 Acute Appendicitis; 29 Ischemic Bowel; 30 Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis; 31 Gastrointestinal Infections; 32 Diverticular Disease; 33 Gastrointestinal Complications of HIV Disease; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Gastrointestinal emergencies / C.K. Tham and John S.A. Collins. 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Tham, Tony C. K. Gastrointestinal emergencies.

ISBN:

1-282-00745-9

9786612007453

1-4443-0329-5

1-4443-0330-9

OCLC:

314880609