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The health record documentation states that the patient underwent laminectomy C3 through C7, decompression of the spinal cord, placement of posterior instrumentation and spinal fusion, due to cervi...
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The patient underwent conversion of a non-tunneled dialysis catheter to a tunneled dialysis catheter. The existing catheter was removed. The new catheter was placed in the right internal jugular ve...
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A patient with renal failure requiring hemodialysis presents for a tunneled hemodialysis catheter exchange secondary to poor blood flow. The catheter was loosened from its existing tunnel, and was ...
The catheter...
A patient, who has end stage renal disease with arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis, developed central venous stenosis involving the innominate vein. She underwent central venous bypass from the...
The ICD-10-P...
A 77-year-old male with severe emphysema was found to have a suprarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm involving the aortic segment, including the renal arteries and superior mesenteric artery (SMA). &n...
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A patient with fifth nerve schwannoma presents for resection of the tumor along with repair of the skull base defect. The tumor was removed to the point where any further resection was causin...
The cranial ...
A patient diagnosed with imperforate anus with perineal fistula was taken to the operating room for posterior sagittal anorectoplasty. The anterior rectal wall was dissected from the perineal body ...
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A patient was transferred to our facility status post placement of an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) due to persistent cardiogenic shock. The patient subsequently underwent bedside removal of the...
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A 59-year-old patient with uterine prolapse with cystocele presents for anterior repair. At surgery, a linear incision was made from the vaginal cuff to below the urethra and the vaginal muco...
Yes, “Repa...
A 73-year-old patient, who is status post partial right nephrectomy due to renal cell carcinoma, presented due to a urine leak with a urinary fistula and retroperitoneal fluid collection. Uri...
The stent wa...