Surgical Pizza https://surgicalpizza.org/ The Italian Blog of Acute Care Surgery Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:48:52 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://surgicalpizza.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-SP-Icon-1-32x32.png Surgical Pizza https://surgicalpizza.org/ 32 32 How to See like Bats https://surgicalpizza.org/imaging/how-to-see-like-bats/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-see-like-bats https://surgicalpizza.org/imaging/how-to-see-like-bats/#respond Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:48:50 +0000 https://surgicalpizza.org/?p=2400 Ultrasound is a simple and useful tool that allows improving the management of patients. Let's find out the basis and how it works.

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]]> https://surgicalpizza.org/imaging/how-to-see-like-bats/feed/ 0 Straightening the Roller Coaster https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/straightening-the-roller-coaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=straightening-the-roller-coaster https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/straightening-the-roller-coaster/#respond Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:58:56 +0000 https://surgicalpizza.org/?p=2384 Sigmoid volvulus is quite a frequent event in elderly patients. However, its management is not always clear, and sometimes acting without a clear plan may lead to avoidable complications. Here, we try to retrace the management of a frail patient presenting with a sigmoid volvulus.

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]]> https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/straightening-the-roller-coaster/feed/ 0 The Feeling of Having Another Pit in the Stomach – Part 2 https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-2 https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-2/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2025 11:35:02 +0000 https://surgicalpizza.org/?p=2342 Surgery is usually required in the case of duodenal perforations. Many different surgical techniques and approaches have been described along the years... Let's analyze them...

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]]> https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-2/feed/ 0 The Feeling of Having Another Pit in the Stomach – Part 1 https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-1/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-1 https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-1/#respond Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:16:12 +0000 https://surgicalpizza.org/?p=2317 Duodenal perforations may happen because various possible causes, and they are encountered quite often in the life of an acute care surgeon. Knowing how to correctly manage them improve significantly the patients' outcomes.

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]]> https://surgicalpizza.org/emergency-surgery/the-feeling-of-having-another-pit-in-the-stomach-part-1/feed/ 0 Tug of War https://surgicalpizza.org/rescue/tug-of-war/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tug-of-war https://surgicalpizza.org/rescue/tug-of-war/#respond Sat, 17 May 2025 10:06:49 +0000 https://surgicalpizza.org/?p=2298 The short bowel syndrome is a complex and fearsome consequence of extensive intestinal resection. In some cases, this disease becomes inevitable in order to save the life of a patient. However, it is mandatory to manage this condition in the best possible way to decrease long-term mortality and increase the quality of life of these patients.

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