Xi Yang, MM, Junlan Liu, MB, Linjun Fan, PhD Breast Disease Center, Southwest Hospital of The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing China (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Currently, surgical resection is the only effective treatment for schwannoma. Long-term compression may bring irreversible damage to nerves. The conventional surgery for cervical vagal nerve schwannoma often produces a visible scar […]
Michael Passeri, MD, Annabelle Teng, MD, Scott Belsley, MD Department of Surgery, Mt. Sinai St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA (all authors) ABSTRACT Introduction: Obturator hernias represent a rare cause of small-bowel obstruction. When diagnosed on computed tomographic (CT) scan in a stable patient, timely surgical repair is indicated. Because of the absence of
Arpit Amin, MD, Nishank Nooli, MD , Samir Pandya, MD Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Abdominal mesenteric cystic lymphangiomas are congenital lymphatic malformations found most commonly within the small bowel mesentery, omentum, and mesocolon. These lesions may be detected incidentally on imaging studies or may
Lauren Smithson, MD, Michael J. Jacobs, MD Department of Surgery, Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Southfield, MI, USA (both authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Enterogenous cysts of the pancreas are rare congenital foregut cysts. The natural history of these entities is still relatively unknown, as is their propensity for malignant transformation. Thus, optimal management is still undetermined. Case
Stephenie Poris, MD, Lauren Goldberg, MD, Jean Miner, MD Center for Specialized Surgery, Florida Hospital, Orlando, Florida (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Hernias anterior to the sternum have rarely been reported and usually occur in the context of abdominal trauma. The literature reports hernia as a complication of omental flap reconstruction, but as yet there is little
Mikhail Efanov, MD, PhD, Ruslanh Alikhanov, MD, PhD, Victor Cvirkun, MD, PhD, Ivan Kazakov, MD, PhD, Olga Melekhina, MD, PhD, Pavel Kim, MD, Andrey Vankovich, MD, Igor Khatkov, MD, PhD Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary Surgery, Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia (Drs. Efanov, Alikhanov, Kazakov, Melekhina, Kim, and Vankovich and Prof. Cvirkun). Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia (Prof. Khatkov).
Christopher Starnes, MD, Sheilendra S. Mehta, MD, Peter A. Walker, MD, Kulvinder S. Bajwa, MD, Erik B. Wilson, MD, Shinil K. Shah, DO Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX (all authors). Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX (Dr Shah). ABSTRACT Introduction: With the
Kenneth L. Wilson, MD, Erin B. Bowman, MD, Leslie R. Matthews, MD, Omar K. Danner, MD, James C Rosser, Jr, MD Department of Surgery, Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan, USA (Dr Wilson). Department of Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (Drs Bowman, Matthews, Danner). Department of Surgery, Florida Celebration Hospital, Celebration Florida, USA
Christopher Starnes, MD, Sheilendra S. Mehta, MD, Shinil K. Shah, DO, Kulvinder S. Bajwa, MD, Erik B. Wilson, MD, Peter A. Walker, MD Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA (Drs. Starnes, Mehta, Shah, Bajwa, Wilson, Walker). Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices, Texas A&M University, College Station,
Hanna Alemayehu, MD, Samir Pandya, MD, Whitney McBride, MD, Gustavo Stringel, MD Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA (Dr. Alemayehu). Department of Pediatric Surgery, Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY (Drs. Pandya, McBride, Stringel). ABSTRACT Introduction: Thoracoscopic repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia has increased with the use of prosthetic material. When the defect
