Acute inflammatory surgical disease

Surg Clin North Am. 2014 Feb;94(1):1-30. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2013.10.008.

Abstract

Infectious and inflammatory diseases comprise some of the most common gastrointestinal disorders resulting in hospitalization in the United States. Accordingly, they occupy a significant proportion of the workload of the acute care surgeon. This article discusses the diagnosis, management, and treatment of appendicitis, acute cholecystitis/cholangitis, acute pancreatitis, diverticulitis, and Clostridium difficile colitis.

Keywords: Appendicitis; Cholangitis; Cholecystitis; Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Diverticulitis; Pancreatitis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Abscess / diagnosis
  • Abdominal Abscess / surgery
  • Acute Disease
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Cholangitis / surgery
  • Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
  • Cholecystitis / diagnosis
  • Cholecystitis / surgery
  • Diverticulitis / diagnosis
  • Diverticulitis / surgery
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / diagnosis
  • Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / surgery
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / diagnosis
  • Inflammation / surgery*
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / diagnosis
  • Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / surgery
  • Peritonitis / diagnosis
  • Peritonitis / surgery
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • United States