Common Surgical Diseases. an Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving

Description

Written by leaders in the field, the third edition of Common Surgical Diseases: An Algorithmic Approach to Problem Solving, provides surgical residents andmedical studentswith a current, concise and algorithmic approach to frequently encountered clinical challenges. Each chapter details every common surgical disease in the form of a succinct text coupled with step-by-step algorithm. It also walks the reader through the evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the most common surgical problems. Thoroughly updated and revised, the third edition focuses on problems most frequently encountered by general surgeons and their residents and students. More factual information is included in the form of charts and tables for quick and easy reference. The section on critical care is updated and expanded. The section on pre-operative considerations has new chapters on how to best manage patient's medications before surgery (anticoagulants, anti-platelet drugs) and prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis. Other new chapters include access for hemodialysis, adrenal incidentaloma, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, management of abdominal wall defects, hyperglycemia, necrotizing soft tissue infections and SIRS/sepsis. Especially pertinent in todays' medical environment is an understanding of the genetic component of certain cancers and chapters are devoted to screening and treating patients with genetic predispositions to colorectal and breast cancer.

Table of Contents

Dedication
Preface
Contributors

Section 1: General Preoperative Considerations

• 1. Cardiac Clearance for Non-Cardiac Surgery
  Ryan Knoper and Daniel Valentino
• 2. Preoperative Evaluation of Bleeding
  Lisa Boggio
• 3. Managing Patient's Medications (Diabetes, Beta Blockers, NSAIDS, Anticoagulants)
  Shobha L. Rao
• 4. The Carotid Bruit
  Erin Farlow
• 5. DVT Prophylaxis
  Neha Sheng

Section 2: Trauma

• 6. Initial Trauma Assessment and Resuscitation
  Frederic Starr
• 7. Head Trauma
  David Straus
  
  8. Management of the Difficult Airway
  Phillip LoSavio
• 9. Penetrating Neck Trauma
  Jennifer Rickard
• 10. Penetrating Chest Trauma
  James Lubawski
• 11. Penetrating Abdominal Trauma
  Aisha Shaheen and Marie Crandall
• 12. Blunt Abdominal Trauma
  Jamie J. Coleman
• 13. Pelvic Fractures
  Alexi Bloom
• 14. Traumatic Hematuria
  Stephen Larsen and Kalyan Latchamsetty
• 15. Extremity Fractures
  Jonathan Frank
• 16. Burns
  Thomas Messer

Section 3: Vascular Problems

• 17. Chronic Lower Extremity Ischemia
  Sherry Cavanagh and Chad E. Jacobs
• 18. Algorithmic Approach to the Acute Cold Leg
  Benjamin B. Lind
• 19. Myocardial Infarction
  Li Shien Low and Clifford J. Kavinsky
• 20. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  Bernadette Aulivola and Mike Malinowski
• 21. Dialysis Access
  Oyedolamu K. Olaitan and Edward F. Hollinger

Section 4: Endocrine Disorders

• 22. Thyroid Nodules and Malignancy
  Vikram Krishnamurthy and Katherine Heiden
• 23. Cushing’s Syndrome
  Chung-Kay Koh and Yoojin Kim
• 24. Hyperthyroidism
  Tricia A. Moo-Young
• 25. Hypercalcemia
  Malini D. Sur and Kaare J. Weber
• 26. Insulinoma
  Steven De Jong
• 27. Gastrinoma
  Elizabeth C. Gwinn
• 28. Surgical Hypertension: Evaluation and Treatment
  Leon Boudourakis and Kaare J. Weber
• 29. Incidentalomas
  John Cull and Katherine Heiden

Section 5: Abdomen

• 30. Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  Nikolaos D. Karagiorgos and Matthew J. Hyser
• 31. Dysphagia
  Michael Vercillo and Edward Hong
• 32. Esophageal Cancer
  Rana Ballo and Keith W. Millikan
• 33. Gastroesophageal Reflux
  Andrew M. Popoff and Daniel J. Deziel
• 34. Acute Pancreatitis
  Hadyn Hollister and Keith W. Millikan
• 35. Chronic Pancreatitis
  Joseph Broucek and Jonathan A. Myers
• 36. Pancreatic Cancer
  John C. McAuliffe and John D. Christein
• 37. Small Bowel Obstruction
  David D. Shersher
• 38. Ulcer Disease and Helicobacter Pylori
  Chetan Aher and Daniel J. Deziel
• 39. Ischemic Bowel
  Gregory Stettler
• 40. Crohn’s Disease
  Maria C. Mora Pinzon and Dana Hayden
• 41. Ulcerative Colitis
  Daniel Rinewalt and Dana Hayden
• 42. Acute Appendicitis
  Tasha Hughes and Minh Luu
• 43. Diverticulitis
  George Singer and Theodore J. Saclarides
• 44. Large Bowel Obstruction
  Kyle G. Cologne
• 45. Colon Cancer
  Abid Khan and Marc Brand
• 46. Lower Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
  Benjamin Veenstra and Jonathan A. Myers
• 47. Genetic Predisposition to Colorectal Cancer
  Kristin Gross and Marc Brand
• 48. Rectal Cancer
  Purvi Patel and Theodore J. Saclarides
• 49. Anal Cancer
  Jacquelyn Turner
• 50. Anorectal Pain
  Leandro Feo and Nadav Dujovny
• 51. Rectal Bleeding
  Jennifer Jolley
• 52. Cholelithiasis
  Michael Tran and Daniel J. Deziel
• 53. Jaundice
  Amina Merchant and Harry Richter
• 54. Liver Mass
  Marc Mesleh
• 55. Portal Hypertension
  Paul Balash and Edie Chan
• 56. Carcinoid Disease
  Faaiza Vaince
• 57. Inguinal Hernia
  Lindsay Petersen and Keith W. Millikan
• 58. Abdominal Wall Defects
  Julia Boll and Minh Luu
• 59. Indications for Renal Transplantation
  Deepak Mital and Erica Hammes
• 60. Indications for Liver Transplantation and Pre-transplant Evaluation
  Cynthia L. Leaphart and Dana K. Perry

Section 6: Surgical Oncology

• 61. Palpable Breast Mass
  Rosalinda Alvarado
• 62. Abnormal Mammogram
  Katherine Kopkash
• 63. Invasive Breast Cancer
  Alicia Growney and Katherine Kopkash
• 64. Nipple Discharge
  Faaiza Vaince and Andrea Madrigrano
• 65. Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
  Anna B. Katz
• 66. Genetic Predisposition to Breast Cancer
  Mehra Golshan
• 67. Melanoma
  Keith Hood and Steven Bines
• 68. Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
  David D. Shersher and Anthony W. Kim
• 69. Evaluation of the Suspicious Neck Mass
  Marissa Le

Section 7: Pediatrics

• 70. Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
  Michael Dingeldein
• 71. Jaundice in the Pediatric Patient
  Srikumar Pillai
• 72. Pediatric Abdominal Masses
  Michael Dingeldein
• 73. Esophageal Atresia/Tracheoesophageal Fistula
  Kristin Bevil
• 74. Intussusception
  Jarod P. McAteer, Morgan K. Richards, and Adam B. Goldin
• 75. Hirschsprung’s Disease
  Jarod P. McAteer, Morgan K. Richards, and Adam B. Goldin
• 76. Necrotizing Enterocolitis
  Loretto A. Glynn

Section 8: Urology

• 77. Hematuria
  Michael P. Hoeh and Kalyan C. Latchamsetty
• 78. Testicular Mass
  Christopher L. Coogan, Jonas S. Benson, and Ryan L. Steinberg
• 79. Painful Scrotum
  Christopher L. Coogan, Jonas S. Benson, and Ryan L. Steinberg

Section 9: Gynecology

• 80. Acute Gynecologic Pelvic Pain
  Joseph M. Maurice and Bruce A. Rosenzweig
• 81. Evaluation and Management of Adnexal Masses
  Alfred Guirguis and Elizabeth Weldon
• 82. Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases
  Jaqueline Blank

Section 10: Critical Care

• 83. Postoperative Glucose Management
  Jennifer Schoenberger and David Baldwin Jr.
• 84. Oliguria
  Elizabeth Hooper
• 85. Postoperative Fever
  Kristin Gross
• 86. Postoperative Chest Pain
  Elizabeth Berger
• 87. Ventilator Management
  Vikram Krishnamurthy
• 88. Postoperative Hypoxia and Pulmonary Embolism
  Patri Marconi
• 89. Postoperative Hypotension
  Shaun Daly
• 90. Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections
  Andrew Arndt
• 91. Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) and Sepsis
  Daniel Rinewalt and Jose M. Velasco

Authors

Theodore J. Saclarides, MD
Professor of General Surgery
Head, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Jonathan A. Myers, MD
Assistant Professor ofGeneral Surgery
Director, Undergraduate Surgical Education
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60612, USA

Keith W. Millikan, MD
Professor of General Surgery
Associate Dean, Surgical Sciences and Services
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL 60612, USA