Hemangiomas are the most common liver lesions. They are blood filled cavities lined by endothelial cells, usually supplied by the hepatic artery. The documented frequency is found to be 7% at
This is a 34-year old woman with no past medical or surgical history who presented with chronic right upper quadrant pain. A right upper quadrant ultrasound was initially obtained revealing a
There is a significant gender imbalance in academic medicine. Speaking invitations are used by faculty promotion and tenure committees as evidence of external recogniti
Intestinal atresia is a congenital malformation that occurs in 1 out of 5,000 live births, with equal incidence in males and females. One out of three infants with intestinal atresia are premature.
A 50 year/ female patient admitted in our medicine department for fever, cough with expectoration and chest pain since 5 days. She was a known case of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. She then
Insulinoma is rare functional neuroendocrine tumor. Causing symptoms due to uncontrolled secretion of insulin leading to hypoglycemia.
Surgical management is the curative ,with laparoscopic
Enteral feeding accesses are some of the most morbid surgical procedures. Misplacement, dislodgement, clogging, and wound complications are among the most common of t
The patient is a 58 yo male MEN 2A syndrome presenting with bilateral pheochromocytomas. He had previously undergone a parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism, and in undergoing a CT scan for a h
Advances in laparoscopic imaging the past decade has brought to light new achievements as major contributions to intraoperative decision during laparoscopic procedures.
Thyroid nodules one of common endocrine disorders. With increasing detection of thyroid nodules on imaging studies, the number of thyroid surgery has increased by 31% by 2006. Incidence of thyroid