Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Why a surgeon should become proficient in visceral point-of-care ultrasound? -- 2. US anatomy of hollow viscus -- 3. Landmarks and scanning technique -- 4. Bowel obstruction: the clinical questions can be answered by US -- 5. Acute diverticulitis: US diagnosis and staging -- 6. Acute appendicitis and US: a never ending story? -- 7. Bowel ischemia: when US makes difference -- 8. Bowel perforation: free air and free fluid -- 9. The thickened loops: IBD and surroundings -- 10. CEUS in visceral emergencies -- 11. Fast and E-Fast protocols in acute abdomen: something heretical? -- 12. Cost-effectiveness of clinical US in acute abdomen -- 13. Test Yourself Answers.