Items tagged “general surgery”

367 results found
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Epiphrenic diverticulum

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 15 Apr 2013
97% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Small bowel obstruction

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 15 Apr 2013
97% complete
Fluoroscopy
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Post appendectomy liver laceration

  Diagnosis certain
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 27 Apr 2013
89% complete
X-ray CT
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Peri-anal fistula: trans-sphincteric

  Diagnosis almost certain
Mohammad A. ElBeialy
Published 20 Jun 2013
77% complete
MRI
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Femoral hernia on herniography

  Diagnosis certain
J. Ray Ballinger
Published 02 Jul 2013
91% complete
Fluoroscopy
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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

  Diagnosis certain
Nafisa Shakir Batta
Published 16 Jul 2013
95% complete
Pathology CT
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Rectal foreign body

  Diagnosis certain
Paul Simkin
Published 23 Jul 2013
82% complete
X-ray
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Partial colectomy with iliocolic anastomosis

  Diagnosis not applicable
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 03 Aug 2013
48% complete
CT
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Choledocholithiasis

  Diagnosis almost certain
Ahmed Abdrabou
Published 03 Aug 2013
60% complete
CT
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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...
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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

  Diagnosis almost certain
Maulik S Patel
Published 03 Sep 2013
69% complete
Ultrasound
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Appendicitis

  Diagnosis certain
Rahul Chivate
Published 13 Sep 2013
88% complete
Ultrasound
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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

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 13 Oct 2013
98% complete
CT
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Small bowel obstruction due to an incarcerated femoral hernia

  Diagnosis certain
Ian Bickle
Published 19 Oct 2013
93% complete
X-ray CT
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Subdiaphragmatic free gas secondary to anastomotic leak

  Diagnosis certain
Henry Knipe
Published 24 Oct 2013
92% complete
X-ray CT
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Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma

  Diagnosis possible
Andrew Lawson
Published 01 Nov 2013
60% complete
CT MRI
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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...

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