Related Surgical Specialties

Pediatric Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, Gynecology, Urology

Pregnant women with appendicitis: Early surgical intervention (appendectomy) and IV antibiotics
Pediatric appendicitis – use single antibiotic regimen
Most cases of blunt pediatric pancreatic trauma, may be non-operative due to delay in diagnosis
Bilious emesis in the New Born is the hallmark of intestinal malrotation with midgut volvulus.
Esophageal atresia in infants present with immediate feeding intolerance and respiratory failure
Ingested multiple magnets can lead to perforation or obstruction
Acute urinary retention in a adolescent female is virtually diagnostic for imperforate hymen.
Most babies with bilateral cryptorchid testes tend to be premature males who have not had normal testicular descent
Resection of thyroglossal duct cyst, and removal of the mid portion of the hyoid bone to the base of the tongue.
External bracing to repair pectus carinatum – to be worn nearly continuously for 1.5 -2 years.
Spontaneous pneumothorax – typically occur in young men who are very tall and thin who have had previous episodes.
after thoracoscopic bleb resection and mechanical pleuridesis, the recurrence rate of spontaneous pneumothorax is 5-15%.
undrained hemothoraces may lead to chronic fibro-thorax resulting in entrapment and compromise of pulmonary function.
Lung abscesses who respond to medical therapy should have bronchoscopy to diagnose foreign body or previous undiagnosed tumor.
Massive hemoptysis, hypoxemia is the true cause of mortality.
Massive hemoptysis related to PA catheter – leave balloon inflated – it might tamponade.
Hypoglycemia may predispose to sternal wound infection and mediastinitis after cardiac surgery
Squamous cell esophageal cancer – thoracoscopic resection of the esophagus reduces post operative complications.
Thoracic endovascular repair may work in causes of traumatic aortic disruption in patients who are not normally operative candidates.
Intima, media, adventitia injury in the aorta most likely need operative intervention (all three walls).
If only the intima is injured in the aorta – healing is possible by itself.