Peitzman AB

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus · active 2016-2021
2021
Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a WSES position paper.
World journal of emergency surgery : WJES ·doi:10.1186/s13017-021-00379-8

BackgroundSmall bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and healthcare costs. The majority of SBOs are caused by adhesions that result from previous surgeries. Bowel obstruction, however, also occurs i…

2018
Bologna guidelines for diagnosis and management of adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO): 2017 update of the evidence-based guidelines from the world society of emergency surgery ASBO working group.
World journal of emergency surgery : WJES ·doi:10.1186/s13017-018-0185-2

BackgroundAdhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a common surgical emergency, causing high morbidity and even some mortality. The adhesions causing such bowel obstructions are typically the footprints of previous abdominal surgical proc…

2016
WSES Jerusalem guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis.
World journal of emergency surgery : WJES ·doi:10.1186/s13017-016-0090-5

Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common cause of acute abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is challenging; a variable combination of clinical signs and symptoms has been used together with laboratory findings in several scoring systems…