Thomas sign
Thomas's sign: Silver, aluminium or metallic coloured stools. Caused by the combination of cholestatic (acholic) pale stools secondary to CBD obstruction and the black-tar colour malaena.
Category General Surgery
James Douglas
James Douglas (1675 - 1742) was a Scottish physician and anatomist. Pouch of Douglas; folds of Douglas; and line of Douglas
Rutherford Morison
James Rutherford Morison (1853 - 1939) was an English surgeon. Pouch of Rutherford Morison* (1894) BIPP: Bismuth, iodoform and paraffin paste
Berkeley Moynihan
Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, Lord Moynihan of Leeds (1865-1936) was an English General surgeon. Eponymously associated with the Moynihan sign (1905), an adaptation of Murphy's sign, a method used to differentiate pain in the right upper quadrant.
Abdominal CT: bladder injuries
Abdominal CT: bladder injuries. Severe blunt force injuries to the pelvis not only cause fractures but can also injure the urinary bladder.
Abdominal CT: pelvic fractures
Abdominal CT: pelvic fractures. We consider three types of pelvic fractures and learn If you see one pelvic fracture, you will find others
Abdominal CT: body wall injuries
Abdominal CT: body wall injuries. Fractures are commonly associated with injury to the abdominal muscles. These injuries can have a wide range of appearances
Abdominal CT: rib fractures
Abdominal CT: Trauma series. Describing and diagnosing rib fractures - lower ribs are included in an abdominal CT
Abdominal CT: spinal fractures
Abdominal CT: spinal fractures. Trauma patients undergoing imaging should always be evaluated for spinal fractures.
Abdominal CT: diaphragmatic injuries
Abdominal CT: Trauma series. Describing and diagnosing diaphragmatic injuries
Mesenteric injury (case studies)
Abdominal CT: Trauma series. Evaluating bowel and mesenteric trauma with examples cases
Bowel trauma (case studies)
Abdominal CT: Trauma series. Evaluating bowel and mesenteric trauma with examples cases