Anar Gojayev, MD, Steven R. Inglis, MD, Amirah Abdullah, MD, Benny Yuen, MD, Olga Rodas, MD, Khaled Zeitoun, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, New York, USA (All authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: A 30–year-old gravida 2 para 1 woman was referred to us for further evaluation of pelvic mass from another […]
Margaret L. Jackson, MD, Shinil K. Shah, DO, FACS, Amit K. Agarwal, MD, FACS Department of Surgery, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas (all authors). ABSTRACT Left-sided acute appendicitis is a rare condition that occurs most frequently in patients with congenital abnormalities. It can be a surgical emergency and a diagnostic challenge for
Anthony M. Villano, MD, Ariana Metchik, MD, Ravinder Bamba, MD, Parag Bhanot, MD Department of General Surgery, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA (Drs Villano, Metchik, Bamba, and Bhanot) ABSTRACT Introduction: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is generally a safe and effective method for establishing long-term enteral access in a minimally invasive fashion.
Huseyin Kiyak, MD, Pınar Kadirogullari, MD, Tolga Karacan, MD, Doga Kerem Seckin, MD, Suat Karatas, MD Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bagcilar Research and Education Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey (Dr. Tolga) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sisli Research and Education Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey (Dr. Karatas) ABSTRACT Introduction: Ovarian
Matthew Wynn, MD, Benjamin Clapp, MD Department of Surgery, Texas Tech HSC Paul Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA (Drs Wynn and Clapp) ABSTRACT Background: In the past, hormonal therapy was the primary treatment option for patients with gender dysphoria, but it has been supplemented in recent years by surgical treatments, termed sex
Mahim Koshariya, MS, Sameer Ahmed, MS, Kunal Vinayak Department of Surgery, Gandhi Medical College and Hamidia Hospital, Bhopal, India (Drs Koshariya, Ahmed, and Vinayak) ABSTRACT Introduction: Pancreatic pseudocyst is a well circumscribed fluid collection, enclosed by a wall of inflammatory and fibrous tissue, arising in or adjacent to the pancreas. Pancreatic pseudocysts may occur after
Khuram Khan, MD, Saqib Saeed, MD, Shantanu Razdan, MD, Farhana Iqbal, MD, Marina Landa, MD, Leaque Ahmed, MD, Paritosh Suman, MD Department of Surgery, Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (Drs Khan, Saeed, Razdan, Ahmed, and Suman). Department of Pathology, Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (Dr
Giovanni Favero, MD, Christhardt Kohler, MD, Anna Jacob, MD, Tatiana Pfiffer, MD, Andrea Molgg, MD Department of Gynecology, Helios Mariahilf Hospital Hamburg, Germany (Dr Favero). Department of Advanced Operative and Oncologic Gynecology, Asklepios Hospital, Hamburg Altona, Germany and University of Cologne, Medical Faculty, Department of Gynecology (Dr Kohler). Department of Advanced Operative and Oncologic Gynecology,
Naoki Takahashi, PhD, Kazuyuki Gyoten, PhD, Kiyoshi Narita, MD, Rie Sato, PhD, Hideo Suzuki, PhD, Hideki Machishi, PhD, Yoshikatsu Okada, PhD Department of Surgery, Kuwana East Medical Center, Kuwana, Mie, Japan (all authors). ABSTRACT Introduction: Duodenal stricture with malrotation is rare in adults. Anatomical anomalies of malrotation include narrowing of the root of the mesentery
Elizabeth A. Pritts, MD, Lynn Van Airsdale, DO ABSTRACT Background: Because of inaccuracies in classification of Mullerian duct anomalies (MDAs), subsequent diagnostic and treatment errors have occurred. We present a case of a woman with an MDA that was misclassified. Case: A woman with a recent spontaneous abortion and chronic dyspareunia was diagnosed with a
