Oxford Case Histories in General Surgery

• 1. Upper GI SurgeryCorinne Owers and Roger Ackroyd 1.1: Elective: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease1.2: Elective: Metabolic (bariatric) surgery1.3: Elective: Gastro-oesophageal cancer1.4: Emergency: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding 1.5: Emergency: Perforated duodenal ulcer1.6: Emergency: Complications of Upper GI Resectional Surgery1.7: Emergency: Complications of metabolic surgery2. Hepatobiliary SurgeryK. Raj Prasad and Imeshi Wijetunga 2.1: Elective: Colorectal Liver Metastases2.2: Elective: Hepatocellular carcinoma2.3: Elective: Cholangiocarcinoma2.4: Emergency: Symptomatic gallstones2.5: Emergency: Acute ascending cholangitis2.6: Emergency: Complications following laparoscopic cholecystectomy3. Pancreatic SurgeryJudith Ritchie and Ahmed Al-Mukhtar 3.1: Elective: Pancreatic cystic mass3.2: Elective: Pancreatic cancer3.3: Elective: Chronic Pancreatitis3.4: Emergency: Acute pancreatitis3.5: Emergency: Pancreatic trauma4. Colorectal SurgeryPeter Webster, Judith Ritchie and Veerabhadram Garimella 4.1: Elective: Constipation4.2: Elective: Anal fistula4.3: Elective: Colorectal cancer4.4: Elective: Faecal incontinence4.5: Elective: Fissure in ano4.6: Elective: Haemorrhoids4.7: Elective: Hernias4.8: Elective: Inflammatory bowel disease4.9: Emergency: Pilonidal abscesses4.10: Emergency: Anorectal sepsis4.11: Emergency: Acute diverticulitis4.12: Emergency: Ischaemic bowel (acute mesenteric ischaemia)4.13: Emergency: Large bowel obstruction4.14: Emergency: Rectal bleeding4.15: Emergency: Rectal prolapse5. Breast SurgeryJenna Morgan and Lynda Wyld 5.1: Elective: Breast lump5.2: Elective: Nipple discharge5.3: Elective: Breast cancer5.4: Emergency: Breast abscess6. Endocrine SurgeryJenna Morgan and Saba Balasubramanian 6.1: Elective: Goitre and thyroid cancer6.2: Elective: Parathyroid disease6.3: Elective: Adrenal lesion6.4: Emergency: Perioperative management of the thyroid patient7. Emergency SurgeryJonathan Wild, Emma Nofal, Imeshi Wijetunga and Antonia Durham Hall 7.1: Emergency: Acute abdominal pain7.2: Emergency: Acute appendicitis7.3: Emergency: Sigmoid volvulus7.4: Emergency: Small bowel obstruction7.5: Emergency: Obstructed groin hernia7.6: Emergency: Blunt abdominal hernia7.7: Emergency: Necrotising soft tissue infection7.8: Emergency: Kidney transplant7.9: Emergency: Cutaneous abscesses

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