Book contents
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Fundamentals of cross-sectional imaging
- Section 2 Pathology – Head and Neck
- Chapter 4 Acute stroke
- Chapter 5 Subdural haematoma
- Chapter 6 Extradural/epidural haematoma
- Chapter 7 Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Chapter 8 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Chapter 9 Traumatic parenchymal brain injury
- Chapter 10 Hydrocephalus
- Chapter 11 Hypoxic-ischaemic injury (HII)
- Chapter 12 Meningitis
- Chapter 13 Encephalitis
- Chapter 14 Cerebral abscess
- Chapter 15 Arteriovenous malformation
- Chapter 16 Solitary lesions
- Chapter 17 Multiple lesions
- Chapter 18 Cervical spine
- Chapter 19 Neck vessel dissection
- Section 2: Pathology – Chest
- Section 2: Pathology – Abdomen and pelvis
- Chapter 29 Abdominal trauma:
- Chapter 30 Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Chapter 31 Appendicitis
- Chapter 32 Biliary obstruction/acute cholecystitis
- Chapter 33 Bowel obstruction
- Chapter 34 Mesenteric ischaemia
- Chapter 35 Colitis
- Chapter 36 Diverticulitis
- Chapter 37 Perforation
- Chapter 38 Renal tract calculi
- Chapter 39 Intussusception
- Chapter 40 Pancreatitis
- Chapter 41 Testicular torsion
- Chapter 42 Ectopic pregnancy
- Chapter 43 Ovarian cyst/torsion
- Section 2: Pathology – Musculoskeletal
- Appendix I ABCD2 scoring system
- Appendix II Proposed algorithm for the emergency management of acute stroke
- Appendix III Glasgow coma scale
- Appendix IV Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in adult head injury
- Appendix V Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in children (<16 years old) head injury
- Appendix VI Information required prior to neurosurgical referral
- Appendix VII Wells scores for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Index
Chapter 32 - Biliary obstruction/acute cholecystitis
from Section 2: - Pathology – Abdomen and pelvis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2012
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Emergency Cross-Sectional Radiology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Section 1 Fundamentals of cross-sectional imaging
- Section 2 Pathology – Head and Neck
- Chapter 4 Acute stroke
- Chapter 5 Subdural haematoma
- Chapter 6 Extradural/epidural haematoma
- Chapter 7 Subarachnoid haemorrhage
- Chapter 8 Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
- Chapter 9 Traumatic parenchymal brain injury
- Chapter 10 Hydrocephalus
- Chapter 11 Hypoxic-ischaemic injury (HII)
- Chapter 12 Meningitis
- Chapter 13 Encephalitis
- Chapter 14 Cerebral abscess
- Chapter 15 Arteriovenous malformation
- Chapter 16 Solitary lesions
- Chapter 17 Multiple lesions
- Chapter 18 Cervical spine
- Chapter 19 Neck vessel dissection
- Section 2: Pathology – Chest
- Section 2: Pathology – Abdomen and pelvis
- Chapter 29 Abdominal trauma:
- Chapter 30 Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Chapter 31 Appendicitis
- Chapter 32 Biliary obstruction/acute cholecystitis
- Chapter 33 Bowel obstruction
- Chapter 34 Mesenteric ischaemia
- Chapter 35 Colitis
- Chapter 36 Diverticulitis
- Chapter 37 Perforation
- Chapter 38 Renal tract calculi
- Chapter 39 Intussusception
- Chapter 40 Pancreatitis
- Chapter 41 Testicular torsion
- Chapter 42 Ectopic pregnancy
- Chapter 43 Ovarian cyst/torsion
- Section 2: Pathology – Musculoskeletal
- Appendix I ABCD2 scoring system
- Appendix II Proposed algorithm for the emergency management of acute stroke
- Appendix III Glasgow coma scale
- Appendix IV Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in adult head injury
- Appendix V Adapted NICE guideline for CT scanning in children (
- Appendix VI Information required prior to neurosurgical referral
- Appendix VII Wells scores for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
- Index
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- Emergency Cross-sectional Radiology , pp. 143 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012