Alisa M Coker, MD, Joslin Cheverie, MD, Ryan C Broderick, MD, Cristina R Harnsberger, MD, Bryan J Sandler, MD, Garth R Jacobsen, MD, Santiago Horgan, MD. University of California San Diego. We present the case of an 82 year old male requiring multiple admissions and transfusions for autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Computed tomography revealed a very […]
Hugo Bonatti, MD, Daniel Medina, MD, Stephen Kavic, MD. University of Maryland. Background: Treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) refractory to medical management consists of splenectomy with a high success rate. Recurrent ITP may be due to regrowth of a missed accessory spleen. Case report: A 59 year old female had undergone laparoscopic splenectomy for […]
Ebrahim Abdal, Dr, Amina Bouhelal, Dr, Bijendra Patel, Mr, Hitendra Patel, Professor. Barts Cancer Institute Queen Mary University of London. Background: Pelvic lymphadenectomy has always been considered as a gold standard method in staging of prostate cancer. It is also worthy to note that to this date there is no consensus within the medical literature […]
Adam J Reid, MD, Myron Powell, MD, Carl Westcott, MD. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. INTRODUCTION Renal blood flow during Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy is poorly documented. This is important because there is concern about the effects of arterial spasm on renal perfusion during mobilization and dissection of the renal artery. Some surgeons feel it […]
Shinjiro Tomiyasu, MD, PhD, Kazutoshi Okabe, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Komori, MD, Osamu Sano, MD, Akira Tsuji, MD, Hiroshi Tanaka, MD, Shinji Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Hiroki Sugita, MD, PhD, Tetsumasa Arita, MD, PhD, Yasushi Yagi, MD, PhD, Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, MD, PhD, Masahiko Hirota, MD, PhD, Toru Beppu, MD, PhD, FACS, Hideo Baba, MD, PhD, FACS. Kumamoto […]