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
“When the Belly Talks Back: Understanding Abdominal Pain”
It usually starts with a face. You know the one, that grimace patients make when you ask, “Where does it hurt?” It’s a universal expression, … Read more
The Pentagram of Death: Where Physiology Turns on You
Because in trauma, the body doesn’t die from injury alone, it dies from its own biology spinning out of control. The Moment It Turns You … Read more
“A Stroll Through the Abdomen (and Other Adventures Beneath the Skin)”
A funny thing about abdomens… You’d be amazed at how many people, even those wearing pristine white coats, think of the abdomen as just a … Read more
Ghosts in the Parenchyma: Managing AV Fistulas and Pseudoaneurysms After Liver Trauma
Because sometimes, the liver heals, but not without leaving a few traps behind. The Quiet Trouble After the Storm The bleeding stops, the packs are … Read more