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A patient with symptomatic mitral regurgitation underwent placement of the Carillon Mitral Contour System®. During surgery, a sheath was placed in the right internal jugular vein. The Carillon del...
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A four-day-old infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis) underwent midline incision, sternotomy, and subtotal excision of the thymus during a Norwood procedure ...
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A patient, who is status post cystoduodenostomy for acute necrotizing pancreatitis, compatible with walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WOPN), is admitted with abdominal pain and fever. During the uppe...
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A 50-year-old patient, status post intersphincteric proctectomy with colo-perineal anastomosis and pelvic radiation due to rectal cancer, is admitted for surgical treatment of an anal mucosal ectro...
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A 20-year-old patient presented for repair of right shoulder posterior instability, a Bankart lesion and reverse Hill-Sachs lesion. The arthroscope was introduced and examination revealed an injury...
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A patient with lumbar stenosis with neurogenic claudication undergoes a second stage posterolateral spinal fusion from L2-L4. Through a Jamshidi™ needle, the surgeon obtained bone marrow aspirate...
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A patient with a history of duodenal ulcer was admitted for epigastric discomfort, weakness and melena. On esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) examination, a duodenal ulcer with adherent clot was foun...
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A patient was admitted for exploratory laparotomy. During surgery, a right retroperitoneal abscess was discovered, and the surgeon noted that no appendiceal or colonic perforations were seen. There...
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A 96-year-old patient was admitted due to acute-on-chronic systolic/diastolic heart failure, and experienced epistaxis following attempted insertion of a nasogastric (NG) tube. The patient was on l...
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A patient who is status-post bilateral mastectomy secondary to breast cancer presents for a delayed bilateral breast reconstruction utilizing a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap along...
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