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A collection of pus within the liver, most often from amoebic infection or from bacteria reaching the liver.
A liver abscess is pus in the liver: amoebic (Entamoeba, anchovy-sauce fluid) or pyogenic (bacteria via the bile ducts or portal vein); fever with right-upper pain and a tender big liver; it may rupture.
Acute Appendicitis
Inflammation of the vermiform appendix — the commonest surgical abdominal emergency.
Intestinal Obstruction
A blockage that prevents the normal passage of bowel contents.
Gallstones & Cholecystitis
Stones in the gallbladder and the inflammation they can cause.
Hernias
Protrusion of an organ through a weak point in its containing wall.
Acute Abdomen
Sudden, severe abdominal pain that may need urgent surgery.
Approach to Rectal Bleeding
A structured differential of blood passed per rectum.