[Non-operative management of blunt hepatic trauma].

Background: Blunt hepatic trauma is frequently seen, particularly as a result of traffic accidents. Given that surgical therapy may have high rates of morbidity and mortality, a selected group of patients may can benefit from conservative management. We herein present, a group of patients with blunt hepatic trauma who were managed without any invasive diagnostic tools and / or surgical intervention.

Is pneumoperitoneum harmful during intra-abdominal hemorrhage in rats?

Background: Laparoscopic surgical interventions are being used in trauma patients for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes, but there are limited studies on this subject. The effect of pneumoperitoneum during intra-abdominal hemorrhage has not been elucidated. The aim of this study was to investigate the hemodynamic, respiratory, and renal effects of pneumoperitoneum in the splenic injury/ hemorrhagic shock model in rats.

Acute pancreatitis caused by afferent loop herniation after Billroth II gastrectomy: report of a case and review of the literature.

We present herein the rare case of a 44-year-old man found to have acute pancreatitis due to afferent limb obstruction caused by internal herniation, twelve years after Billroth II gastrectomy. The patient complained of nausea, vomiting, and epigastric pain in acute onset. Physical examination, laboratory studies and computed tomography imaging revealed acute pancreatitis and peritonitis.