Successful management of 72-h delay-detected blunt esophageal injury with trans-gastric primary repair; a case report and literature review.

Diagnosis of blunt esophageal injury is currently a challenging issue. Early surgical interventions still play as the mainstay of treatment. There was no consensus about appropriate treatment options.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Incidence, Severity, and Management of Acute Appendicitis: A Single Center Experience in Thailand.

Purpose: For more than two years since the COVID-19 pandemic, human lives have changed, including the healthcare system. Management of acute appendicitis, the most common emergency surgical disease, has been inevitably affected. This study aimed to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incident rate of complicated appendicitis, management, outcome, and complication of acute appendicitis.

Non-operative management for abdominal solidorgan injuries: A literature review.

The philosophy of abdominal injury management is currently changing from mandatory exploration to selective non-operative management (NOM). The patient with hemodynamic stability and absence of peritonitis should be managed non-operatively. NOM has an overall success rate of 80%-90%.