Rectal foreign bodies often pose a challenging diagnostic and management dilemma that
begins with the initial evaluation in the emergency department and continues through the …

In 1887, William Halsted wrote:“The death-rate attending enterorrhaphy has been large,
and, in general, the operation, even in the hands of the most skillful surgeons, has been …

Construction of a gastrointestinal stoma is a frequently performed surgical procedure. We
sought to analyze a large cohort to document the frequency and types of ostomy …

The terms peritonitis, intra-abdominal infection, and abdominal sepsis are not synonymous,
yet sometimes they are used indistinctly to define similar clinical states. Peritonitis is defined …

Rectal foreign bodies represent a challenging and unique field of colorectal trauma. The
approach includes a careful history and physical examination, a high index of suspicion for …

BACKGROUND The management of penetrating colon injuries in civilians has evolved over
the last four decades. The objectives of this meta-analysis are to evaluate the current …

Purpose Creation of a temporary ostomy is a surgical tool to divert stool from a more distal
area of concern (anastomosis, inflammation, etc). To provide a true benefit, the …

Background Blunt injury to the colon is rare. Few studies of adequate size and design exist
to allow clinically useful conclusions. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma …

Background: Use of damage control surgery techniques has reduced mortality in critically
injured patients but at the cost of the open abdomen. With the option of delayed definitive …

Penetrating abdominal injuries have been traditionally managed by routine laparotomy.
New understanding of trajectories, potential for organ injury, and correlation with advanced …