title: Acute obstruction.
abstract: Acute obstruction of the gastrointestinal or biliary tract represents a common problem for acute care surgeons. It is with appropriate clinical evaluation, planning, and physical examination follow-up that acute care surgeons are able to appropriately diagnose, manage, and resolve this difficult group of surgical problems and minimize the morbidity associated with each.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Suite F1268 PUH, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sperry
authors.forename: Mitchell Jay
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D002779:Cholestasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Acute care surgery; Acute obstruction; Adhesions; Cholangitis; Ischemia; Volvulus