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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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A patient diagnosed with left submandibular gland sialolithiasis with intermittent obstruction presents for sialoendoscopy with removal of salivary stone. A sialoendoscope was placed within the sub...
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A patient with iron deficiency anemia, who had been on long-term aspirin therapy due to history of stroke, underwent capsule endoscopy to determine a bleeding source. During the procedure, the pati...
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A male patient with poorly controlled glaucoma in the right eye presents for laser trabeculoplasty to help decrease intraocular pressure. Laser burns with laser time of 0.1 seconds were placed in 3...
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