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A 75-year-old patient had previously undergone creation of a tracheostomy that was subsequently taken down. Since that time, the tracheostomy site has remained open with greenish discharge without ...
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A patient with a history of acute subdural hematoma secondary to a motor vehicle accident previously underwent hemicraniectomy followed by cranioplasty using autologous bone flap. On a follow-up ex...
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This same patient presented for removal of their autologous bone flap to allow the site to heal for placement of a synthetic cranioplasty implant at a later time. At surgery, an incision was made a...
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A patient with Zenker’s diverticulum and dysphagia presented for diverticulectomy. Prior to the procedure, a laryngoscopy and hypopharyngoscopy revealed a large deep Zenker’s diverticulum, alon...
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A patient with a history of prior L1-L5 fusion with XLIF cages and an extension of fusion down to S2 with alar-iliac (S2AI) screws presents for surgical intervention due to pain from prominent hard...
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A patient is admitted for surgical excision and myocutaneous flap reconstruction of stage IV pressure ulcers of the right ischium and sacrum. Both ulcers were completely excised from surrounding he...
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A patient with a pseudoaneurysm of the right internal carotid artery (ICA) presented for endovascular embolization. Following percutaneous access, intracranial views confirmed pseudoaneurysm of the...
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A patient with left carotid artery occlusion underwent left internal and common carotid artery endarterectomy with internal carotid artery imbrication due to carotid loop. At surgery, an arteriotom...
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A patient presented to the hospital with a plantar heel ulcer of the left foot with exposed fat. The patient was evaluated and deemed to be a poor surgical candidate. Medical maggots were applied t...
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A seven-year-old child who has experienced recurrent strokes secondary to C1-C4 rotational vertebral artery syndrome (mechanical rotational arteriopathy), also known as Bow Hunter’s syndrome, pre...
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