Diagnosis and Management of Extremity Vascular Injuries C. Kristian Enestvedt David Cho Donald D. Trunkey INTRODUCTION Extremity vascular injuries continue to pose clinical challenges to trauma and vascular surgeons. More…
Management of the Difficult Abdomen and Damage Control Surgery Jay S. Jenoff Patrick Kim Massive hemorrhage remains the second leading cause of injury-related, prehospital mortality, surpassed only by central nervous…
Genitourinary Injury James J. Thomas Richard A. Santucci Allen F. Morey Although rarely lethal in nature, genitourinary tract injuries may be associated with significant morbidity. Prompt recognition and treatment are…
Abdominal Vascular Injury Brandon H. Tieu Minhao Zhou Donald D. Trunkey Abdominal vascular injuries are highly lethal and a difficult challenge even for the most experienced trauma surgeons.1 Patients can…
Evaluation and Management of Small Bowel, Colon, and Rectal Injuries Glenda G. Quan Melanie S. Morris Donald D. Trunkey PENETRATING ABDOMINAL TRAUMA The most commonly injured intra-abdominal organs in penetrating…
Injuries to the Liver and Spleen William J. Mileski INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE The liver and spleen are the most commonly injured abdominal organs.1,2 Few areas of trauma care have…
Injuries to the Duodenum and Pancreas Benjamin Braslow George Joseph Koenig Jr. PANCREATIC INJURIES In comparison to injury to other visceral organs from both blunt and penetrating trauma, injury to…
Injuries to the Esophagus and Stomach Niels D. Martin Babak Sarani ESOPHAGEAL TRAUMA Introduction Injury to the esophagus is very rare, with the overwhelming majority of trauma being caused by…
Selective Nonoperative Management of Abdominal Injury S. Peter Stawicki John P. Pryor Over the last two decades, one of the most important developments in the care of the trauma patient…
Injury to the Diaphragm Therèse M. Duane Rao R. Ivatury Michel B. Aboutanos Ajai K. Malhotra INTRODUCTION Diaphragmatic injuries are often occult and easily overlooked in the acutely injured trauma…
