The right and left hepatic artery originates off the common hepatic artery in only 55% of patients. The most common variation is a replaced right … [Read more...]
Pancreatic Necrosis
The key determinant in deciding when to operate in the setting of necrosis of the pancreas is the presence or absence of infection in the necrotic … [Read more...]
VIPoma
VIPomas are extremely rare neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and occasionally the duodenum that secrete an abnormal amount of vasoactive … [Read more...]
Desmoid Tumors in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
Desmoid tumors develop in 10% to 15% of patients with FAP and are the leading cause of mortality in patients who have undergone colectomy for … [Read more...]
Blueberry Muffin Sign
Blueberry muffin sign occurs in metastatic neuroblastoma when multiple, small metastatic lesions erupt on the skin that resemble the look of a … [Read more...]
Gastrinoma
Gastrinoma is the second most common neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas, after insulinoma. They are considered a fairly aggressive tumor with 60% of … [Read more...]
Glucagonoma
Glucagonomas are neuroendocrine tumors that arise in the alpha cells of the pancreatic islets. These tumors secrete glucagon and the diagnosis is made … [Read more...]
Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve In Inguinal Hernia Repair
The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is one of several nerves that may be injured in inguinal hernia repair. Injuries to this nerve cause numbness, … [Read more...]
Prophylactic Cholecystectomy in Heart Transplant Recipients
Studies have shown that prophylactic or elective cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) for aymptomatic gallstones in heart transplant patients … [Read more...]
Insulinoma
Insulinoma is a type of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor which arise from the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas. They are almost always … [Read more...]
Clostridium septicum
The appearance in a culture result of Clostridium septicum is strongly associated (up to 80% of cases) with an underlying malignancy of the colon or … [Read more...]
Amebic Liver Abscess
Amebic liver abscesses have an overwhelming male preponderance (15:1, male to female) and occur in the right lobe of the liver about 75% of the time. … [Read more...]
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