“When the Gallbladder Loses Its Temper: A Surgeon’s Take on Acute Cholecystitis”
A quiet organ that suddenly turns dramatic You know those people who are calm and composed until, one day, they just explode?That’s the gallbladder for you. … Read more
Above or Below the Line: Managing Stab and Ballistic Trauma to the Right Upper Quadrant
Because the liver isn’t always the only thing bleeding, sometimes air is rushing in where it doesn’t belong. The Trap of Focus Right upper quadrant … Read more
“Gallstones: Pebbles in the Machine”
The unassuming culprit It’s small, pear-shaped, and tucked quietly beneath the liver, yet it’s responsible for an astonishing number of admissions, operations, and late-night calls … Read more
Damage Control Resuscitation: Beating the Clock and Bleeding With Plasma and Whole Blood
Because in trauma, every minute without control is a negotiation with death, and death doesn’t bargain. The Most Important Clock in the Room We talk … Read more
Borrowed Time: The Story of Liver Transplantation After Trauma
Because sometimes the only way to save the liver is to replace it, and sometimes, even that isn’t enough. When the Liver Crosses the Line … Read more
When the Spleen Leaves the Table: A Trauma Surgeon’s Guide to Splenectomy
Because sometimes, preservation isn’t an option, and hesitating costs lives. The Reality in the Trauma Bay The spleen doesn’t leak; it gushes. When it tears, the … Read more
Control First: Pringle, Aortic Control, Mobilise, Pack, A Practical Playbook for the Bleeding Liver
There are two certainties in hepatic trauma: the liver bleeds like it means it, and physiology dies much faster than technique saves it. When the … Read more
When the Liver Fights Back: Managing Post-Traumatic Bilomas, Necrosis, and Abscesses
Because the liver doesn’t forget, it just waits for its moment to remind you that trauma doesn’t end when the bleeding stops. The Morning After … Read more
“Layers of Pain: Why the Abdomen Hurts the Way It Does, and Why the Embryo Still Gets a Say”
Pain isn’t just anatomy. It’s history. Every time someone grabs their abdomen and says, “It hurts here,” they’re not only showing you a symptom, but … Read more
When the Duct Fights Back: Managing Extrahepatic Biliary Trauma
Because even after you stop the bleeding, bile finds a way to remind you the job’s not over. The Wound You Don’t See Right Away … Read more