Items tagged “general surgery”
367 results found
Case
Epiphrenic diverticulum
Published
15 Apr 2013
97% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Small bowel obstruction
Published
15 Apr 2013
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Fluoroscopy
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Post appendectomy liver laceration
Published
27 Apr 2013
89% complete
X-ray
CT
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Peri-anal fistula: trans-sphincteric
Published
20 Jun 2013
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MRI
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Femoral hernia on herniography
Published
02 Jul 2013
91% complete
Fluoroscopy
Article
Complications following gastric banding
There are many complications that can occur following gastric banding. It is helpful to divide these into early and late post-surgical complications.
Clinical presentation
Although the exact mode of presentation can vary depending on the underlying complication common modes of presentation tha...
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Jejunojejunal intussusception
Published
16 Jul 2013
95% complete
Pathology
CT
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Rectal foreign body
Published
23 Jul 2013
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X-ray
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Partial colectomy with iliocolic anastomosis
Published
03 Aug 2013
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CT
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Choledocholithiasis
Published
03 Aug 2013
60% complete
CT
Article
Toxic megacolon
Toxic megacolon is an acute complication seen in both types of inflammatory bowel disease and, less commonly, in infectious colitis and other types of colitis. It is due to fulminant colitis, which causes loss of the neurogenic tone of the colon, leading to severe dilatation and increasing the r...
Article
Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa, also known as acne inversa, is an inflammatory skin disease of unknown cause. It has an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, and androgen excess has been postulated 7. The disease is associated with Crohn disease and Dowling Degos disease.
Epidemiology
Up to 4% of...
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Breast abscess
Published
03 Sep 2013
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Ultrasound
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Appendicitis
Published
13 Sep 2013
88% complete
Ultrasound
Article
Thyroid malignancies
Thyroid malignancies are most commonly primary thyroid cancers but can rarely be metastatic deposits.
Epidemiology
Risk factors
head and neck irradiation (see radiation-induced thyroid cancer)
family history of thyroid cancer
age <30 or >60 years
male
>2 cm
Pathology
Class...
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Bovine arch with thyroidea ima artery
Published
13 Oct 2013
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CT
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Small bowel obstruction due to an incarcerated femoral hernia
Published
19 Oct 2013
93% complete
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CT
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Subdiaphragmatic free gas secondary to anastomotic leak
Published
24 Oct 2013
92% complete
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CT
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Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma
Published
01 Nov 2013
60% complete
CT
MRI
Article
Sleeve gastrectomy
Sleeve gastrectomy is a bariatric surgical procedure involving resection of the greater curvature of the fundus and body of the stomach to leave approximately 15% of the original gastric volume (60-100 mL), thus creating functional restriction. The postsurgical gastric pouch resembles a banana-s...