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A patient presents for right humeral head resurfacing and an inlay glenoid total shoulder arthroplasty. A saber incision was made from the coracoid to the axillary fold exposing the deltopectoral i...
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A patient who delivered several days prior, presented for treatment of delayed postpartum hemorrhage. Examination revealed an extensive 1.5 cm perineal/vaginal laceration with evidence of prior rep...
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A patient with ulcer, osteomyelitis and exposed distal second toe phalanx presented for a distal Syme’s amputation. Attention was directed to the left second digit where a fishmouth incision was ...
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A patient presented for surgical excision of bilateral supraclavicular lipomas. The patient was brought to the OR and general anesthesia was induced. Starting on the right side, a small 2 cm incisi...
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A patient suffered bilateral medial malleoli fractures and a right weight bearing tibial plafond/pilon fracture. Incision was made over the right medial malleolus and distal medial tibia. Clamps we...
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During a right heart catheterization and selective right and left coronary angiography, calcified stenosis of the right coronary artery (RCA) ostium was found. A guiding catheter was inserted follo...
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Research seems to indicate that telangiectasia- a condition in which small-dilated blood vessels are visible on the skin, are benign lesions. Per the CPT codebook, laser destruction of benign skin ...
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A patient underwent bilateral mastectomies without reconstruction. She now presents for bilateral excision of redundant and excessive skin. She also had bilateral seromas, which contributed to the ...
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A patient with a history of colostomy closure and resultant chronic abdominal wall infection with sinus tract, presented for wound exploration and sinus tract excision. An elliptical incision encom...
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