Meet the editor

Dmitry Victorovich Garbuzenko graduated from Chelyabinsk State Medical Institute in 1985. From 1985 to 1987, he was a clinical intern. From 1987 to 1990, he was a post-graduate student of the Hospital Surgery Department in Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy. He obtained his Ph.D. in 1991. He was an assistant professor of the Department of Hospital Surgery from 1991 to 1996. Since 1996, he has served as an assistant profes-

sor, an associate professor (2003), and a full professor (2006) in the Department of Faculty Surgery, South Ural State Medical University. He obtained his DMedSc in 2008. Dr. Garbuzenko is a member of the Russian Society of Surgeons. His practical activities associate with emergency abdominal surgery. He is the author of nearly 180 publications.

Contents

*by Dmitry Garbuzenko*

*and Harry van Goor*

Gallstones Ileus

Caecal Volvulus *by Paul K. Okeny*

**Preface XI**

**Chapter 1 1**

**Chapter 2 7**

**Chapter 3 25**

**Chapter 4 39**

**Chapter 5 53**

**Chapter 6 65**

Introductory Chapter: Nuances of Surgical Technique for the

Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in the Minimally Invasive Era *by Pepijn Krielen, Martijn W. J. Stommel, Richard P. G. ten Broek* 

*by Giovanni Petracca, Francesco Zappia and Fabrizio Silvaggio*

Treatment of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

Foreign Bodies and Bowel Obstructions *by Jessica Elizabeth Taylor and Devin Clegg*

Sigmoid Volvulus Due Chagas Disease

*by Víctor Hugo García Orozco*

## Contents


Preface

A group of pathological conditions characterized by the impaired passage of contents from the stomach to the rectum as well as the intestinal obstruction is associated with a very severe course, difficulty in diagnosis, and an unfavorable outcome. Mechanical intestinal obstruction is a current problem of emergency abdominal surgery. The frequency of intestinal obstruction is about 5 cases per 100,000, accounting for 3% to 5% of admissions to emergency surgical hospitals. Among all types of obstruction, small bowel obstruction predominates, which is distinguished by complex clinical manifestations and a poor prognosis. As a rule, it occurs due to adhesions after previous operations. However, there are also rarer causes, for example, gallstones, bezoars, and others. Large bowel obstruction, being one of the most common and dangerous complications of colon cancer, is observed in 15% to 75% of cases. Intestinal strangulation, caused by volvulus or incarceration, is the most insidious due to the rapid onset of ischemia and necrosis of the intestine and always requires urgent surgical intervention. Intestinal intussusception usually occurs in young children and, with timely diagnosis, can be successfully eliminated by conservative or endoscopic methods. Written by an international team of highly qualified specialists, this book will be of interest to

**Dmitry Victorovich Garbuzenko**

Department of Faculty Surgery, South Ural State Medical University,

Chelyabinsk, Russia

Professor,

anyone engaged in emergency abdominal surgery.
