Surgical emergency 4038234 176967239 2007-12-10T10:58:15Z Yoeb137 3005927 '''Surgical emergency''' is a [[medical emergency]] which requires immediate [[surgery|surgical intervention]] (the only way to solve the problem successfully). The following conditions are surgical emergencies: * Acute [[Physical trauma|trauma]] * Accidental [[amputation]] * Acute [[appendicitis]] * Ruptured [[aortic aneurysm]] * [[Aortic dissection]] * Bleeding [[ectopic pregnancy]] * [[Bowel obstruction]] * [[Internal bleeding]] * Intestinal [[volvulus]] * [[Cardiac tamponade]] * Acute [[subdural hematoma]] * Acute [[airway obstruction]] * Limb [[ischemia]] * [[Acute mesenteric ischemia]] * [[Pneumothorax]] * [[Paraphimosis]] * [[Peritonitis]] * [[Priapism]] * Retained [[abortion]] * [[Stercoral perforation]] * [[Testicular torsion]] * [[Urinary retention]] ==See also== * [[List of medical emergencies]] * [[Advanced Trauma Life Support]] ==References== Monson JRT, Duthie G, O'Malley K (Eds.). ''Surgical Emergencies''. Blackwell Science (UK), 1999. ISBN 0-632-05047-0 [[Category:Emergency medicine]] {{med-stub}}