Right Colectomy

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Operation 20 Right Colectomy Vascular supply of right colon Resection for right colectomy Indications • Cancer of right colon • Crohn’s disease • Sessile polyps • Bleeding AVMs Medical Knowledge—You…

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Vascular Tools

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Chapter 32 Vascular Tools Lino F. Miele, MD, MS, Alexander Uribe, MD Section Editor’s Note There is more to understanding a diagnostic study than simply reading the interpretation. The physician…

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Gastric Bypass (Case 39)

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Chapter 57 Gastric Bypass (Case 39) Lisa R. Weisfelner, MD, Andres E. Castellanos, MD Case: A 37-year-old female presents for consideration of gastric bypass. Obesity Comorbidities The following are among…

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Blunt Chest Trauma (Case 35)

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Chapter 52 Blunt Chest Trauma (Case 35) Jeffry L. Kashuk, MD, Benjamin J. Rogoway, MD Case: A 67-year-old male appeared to sustain blunt trauma to the chest in a head-on…

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Distal Pancreatectomy

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Operation 31 Distal Pancreatectomy Vasculature of the spleen Indications • Distal pancreatic tumor—benign or malignant Medical Knowledge—You Need to Know • Anatomy and blood supply of pancreas and spleen •…

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Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Grafting

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Operation 35 Femoral-Popliteal Bypass Grafting Creation of vascular anastomosis and completed femoral-popliteal bypass Indications • Peripheral vascular occlusive disease (PVOD) with gangrene, ischemic ulceration, rest pain • Claudication with significant…

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Pulmonary Lobectomy

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Operation 32 Pulmonary Lobectomy Posterolateral thoracotomy Indications • Primary lung cancer involving one lobe with adequate pulmonary reserve • Persistent lobar infection refractory to medical therapy Medical Knowledge—You Need to…

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Leg Swelling (Case 23)

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Chapter 37 Leg Swelling (Case 23) Jason M. Johanning, MD Patient 1 33-year-old woman with a 2-day hx of left calf pain and swelling Patient 2 54-year-old man with a…

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Low Urine Output (Case 30)

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Chapter 45 Low Urine Output (Case 30) Gregory Peck, DO, Umber Burhan, MD, Robert L. Benz, MD Postoperative context: A 58-year-old male with a past medical hx of coronary artery…

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Open Inguinal Hernia Repair

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Operation 9 Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Note the indirect sac in the anteromedial portion of the cord lateral to deep epigastrics (not seen in figure). A direct hernia is a…

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