This is a genuine surgical emergency if it occurs and the unfortunate victim has to be whisked off to hospital.

A complete obstruction, no matter what the cause, is a surgical emergency.

However, the overall rate of these serious medical or surgical emergencies was low.

We are faced with a surgical and tactical emergency.

Heart failure due to acute aortic regurgitation is a surgical emergency associated with high mortality.

Because it can lead to necrosis within a few hours, it is considered a surgical emergency.

General surgeons must be able to deal initially with almost any surgical emergency.

Stridor is a sign of upper airways obstruction and is a surgical emergency.

Perforation anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract is a surgical emergency.