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The patient presents with significant carotid artery stenosis and history of cerebrovascular accident. An open right carotid endarterectomy with patch angioplasty is performed. There is disagreemen...
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The patient was admitted for surgical treatment of a left infratemporal fossa malignancy with perineural invasion. It appears that the patient underwent en bloc resection of the tumor. The surgeon ...
The infratem...
A patient diagnosed with Stage IIIC ovarian cancer underwent placement of an intraperitoneal port-a-catheter during total abdominal hysterectomy. An incision on the costal margin in the midclavicul...
A peritoneal...
The patient has a malfunctioning right internal jugular tunneled catheter. At surgery, the old catheter was removed and a new one placed. Under ultrasound guidance, the jugular was cannulated; the ...
The internal...
The patient presents for surgery due to lumbar disc herniation, foraminal stenosis and degenerative scoliosis refractory to conservative treatment. She underwent lateral microdiscectomy, L2-L3 and ...
The lumbar d...
During an interbody fusion at C6-C7 with anterior cervical discectomy and anterior neural foraminal decompression, a rongeur was used to remove the right third of the posterior longitudinal ligamen...
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The patient is a 61-year-old man recently discovered to have left hemithorax malignant mesothelioma involving the diaphragm. After resection of the tumor, including the pleura and lymph nodes, the ...
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The patient is a 30-year-old female with a known history of right temporal epilepsy. Her stereo electroencephalogram (EEG) demonstrated a right anterior temporal focus. She elected to undergo a rig...
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The patient presented with a nonhealing ulcer of the right toe due to severe peripheral vascular disease. She underwent right common femoral artery to posterior tibial artery bypass utilizing a Pro...
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A patient presented with a tumor at the right base of the tongue extending close to the midline and right lateral pharyngeal wall. A scope was inserted, the tumor at the base of the tongue was expo...
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