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A 51-year-old male with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presents for repair of an aneurysm of his right brachiocephalic arteriovenous (AV) fistula. A 4 cm incision was made through the subcutaneous ...
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A patient presents for treatment of an ulcerated bleeding brachiocephalic arteriovenous (AV) fistula. At surgery, stenosis of previously placed innominate vein stent and cephalic arch stenosis were...
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This same patient was found to have an ulcerated area of the arteriovenous (AV) fistula at the cannulation site, extending through the skin to the vessel wall into the cephalic vein portion of the ...
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A patient presented for transbronchial cryobiopsy of the right lung. A bronchoscope was advanced; a complete airway exam revealed no mucosal abnormalities or increased secretions. A cryoprobe was i...
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A patient with respiratory embarrassment, elevation and partial paresis of the diaphragm presented for diaphragm plication. While in left lateral decubitus position, the chest was entered through t...
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A patient was admitted for a staged laparoscopic gastric conduit for treatment of esophageal cancer and placement of a feeding tube into the jejunum. During the first stage of the procedure, the le...
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A 60-year-old female is admitted for treatment of tracheobronchomalacia and underwent endoscopic placement of a tracheobronchial stent. We are unsure whether to assign the root operation Supplement...
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A patient presented for a coil embolization of the left inferior cardiophrenic vein to treat bleeding gastric varices. During the procedure, it was noted that a catheter was advanced into the left ...
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A 38-year-old patient with an ectopic cornual pregnancy underwent surgery. The patient had laparoscopic removal of the ectopic pregnancy, from the right fallopian tube, which extended into the righ...
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A patient was returned to the operating room after passing blood clots following transurethral resection of a bladder tumor. Upon insertion of a cystoscope, the surgeon noted clots within the bladd...
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