Emergent general surgical diseases are the most frequent causes of in-hospital deaths and are the most costly diseases to treat. The purpose of this book is to provide clinicians with an understanding of their roles and that of other disciplines for the treatment of  acute and emergent surgical diseases.  It is also designed to give a clear pathway for using multiple disciplines to manage these diseases.  The text details over 20 problems routinely seen in clinical practice and approaches the disease from the perspective of experts within the different specialties. It provides a comprehensive, evidenced-based overview and  the most up-to-date technology available in clinical practice. An emphasis on new, less invasive techniques that may have a broader range of indications in the future is also included. Ultimately the reader will have a better understanding of these acute problems, the other specialties they work with, and when to integrate these other specialties when they encounter these urgent clinical scenarios. 

Section I: Bariatric Complications

Surgery for Acute Bariatric Complications
Radiology in the Acute Bariatric Patient
Interventional Endoscopy-Endoluminal Therapy: Stenting, Clipping, and Suctioning
Acute Non-surgical Bariatric Complications of Weight Loss Surgery
Section II: Acute Presentations of Anal and Rectal Cancers
Initial Presentation and Management
Endoscopic and Transanal Approaches for Acute Anal and Rectal Cancers
Abdominal and Perineal Operative Considerations for Acute Presentations of Anal and Rectal Malignancies
Role of Radiology in Obstructing or Bleeding Anal and Rectal Cancer
Role of Chemoradiation in Obstructing or Bleeding Anal and Rectal Cancers
Section III: Acute Presentations of Colon Cancer
Obstructing and Bleeding Colon Cancer: Surgical Management
Endolumenal Therapies for Bleeding and Obstructing Colorectal Malignancy
Section IV: Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Initial medical Management and Role of Endoscopy
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Section V: Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia
Incarcerated Paraesophageal Hernia: Indicence, Presentatio, and Initial Management
Surgical Management of Complicated Paraesophageal Hernias
Section VI: Choledocolithiasis
Gallstone Disease and the Timing of Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis and Gallstone Pancreatitis
Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis: Incidence, Initial Management, and Surgical Management
Endoluminal Therapy for Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography and the Role of Interventional Radiology in Biliary Obstructions
Common Bile Duct Exploration
Section VII: Diverticulitis
Diverticulitis: Incidence and Initial Management
Acute Diverticulitis: Imaging and Drainage
Diverticulitis: Surgical Therapy
Section VIII: Bleeding and Hernias in Cirrhotic Patients
Coagulpathy in Cirrhotic Patients: Evaluation and Management
Gastrointestinal Bleeding as a Result of Portal Hypertension
Bleeding Cirrhotic Patients: Endoscopic Therapy
Hernia Repair in Patients with Cirrhosis
Section IX: Mesenteric Ischemia
Mesenteric Ischmia: When to Operate, What to Respect, When to Reoperate
Radiology of for Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Section X: Acute Pancreatitis
Acute Pancreatitis
Section XI: Hypertensive Crisis: Pheochromocytoma
Perioperative and Hypertensive Crisis Management of Phechromocytomas
Hypertensive Crisis due to Pheochromocytoma
Section XII: Esophageal Obstruction and Perforation: Presentation and Management
Esophageal Occlusive Disease: Endolumenal Thearpy
Esophageal Occlusion: Rpole of Chemoradiation Therapy
Section XIII: Abdominal Surgery in 3rd Trimester Pregnant Patients
The Physiology of Pregnant Patients in Need of Accute Surgical Care
Radiology in Pregnant Patient with Acute Abdominal Pain
Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Acute Care Surgical Emergencies in Pregnancy
Section IXX: Ruptured Liver Tumors
Management of Ruptured Hepatic Tumors
Section XX: GI Bleeding from Stomach and Duodenal Disease
Surgery: When to Operate and When to Resuscitate and What Kind of Operation
Endoscopic Management of Non-Variceal Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Interventional Radiology in GI Hemorrhage
Section XXI: Empyema
Empyema: Incidence and Medical Management
Surgical Management of Acute Empyema
Section XXII: Bleeding from Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
Bleeding from Immune Thrombocytopenia-Medical Management: Steroids, Immunoglubulins, and New Therapies
Immune Thrombocytopenia: Incidence, Diagnosis, Presentation, and Natural History
Section XXIII: Esophageal Achalasia
Esophageal Achalsia
Esophageal Achalasia: Endoluminal Therapy
Surgical Therapy of Esophageal Achalasia: Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy.