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Volume 2, Issue 3
February 2019
- Radio-Guided Robotic Parathyroidectomy for Mediastinal Parathyroid Gland CME
Shelby L. Bergstresser; Benjamin Wei, MD; Pradeep G. Bhambhvani, MD; and Herbert Chen, MD
- A Case of Richter Hernia: A Rare Entity
Kartik Katragadda, MD; Lauren M. DeStefano, MD; Mohammad Farrukh Khan, MD
- Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor Presenting as a Presacral Mass
Sophia Dang; Omar Marar, MD; Peter McCue, MD; Scott D. Goldstein, MD
- Delayed Traumatic Intracranial Bleeding and Herniation after Initial Negative Computed Tomography Scan
Philip L. Rosen, MD; Daniel J. Gross, MD; Fulfilled Ighalob; Vladimir Rubinshteyn, MD, FACS; Akella Chendrasekhar, MD, FACS
- Inguinal Hernia Incarceration in the Setting of Postoperative Ileus
Thaer Obaid, MD; Luanne Force, MD; Steven D. Wexner, MD, PhD (Hon), FACS, FRCS, FRCS (Ed), FRCSI (Hon)
- Pancreatic Gout: A Periampullary Mass Suspicious for Malignancy
Nikhil R. Shah, BA; William Boyan Jr., MD; Kevin Clarke, MD
- Solitary Cerebellar Metastasis as Herald Symptom of Primary Cecal Adenocarcinoma
Samantha Knight, MD; Adam Lipson, MD; Mary Brandt, BA; Jeffrey W. Cozzens, MD, FACS, FAANS; Elizabeth Dawn Wietfeldt, MD, FACS, FASCRS
- Two Cases of Ogilvie Syndrome Presenting after Stroke
Sarah M. Kling, MD; and Scott D. Goldstein, MD, FACS, ASCRS
- The Intraperitoneal Sling at a Prior Gastrostomy Site: An Unusual Presentation of Abdominal Pain CME
Kaylie Miller; Syed Nabeel Zafar, MBBS MPH; Mark Kligman, MD
- Splenopneumopexy as an Addition to the Sugiura Procedure for Refractory Life-Threatening Variceal Hemorrhage in a Patient with Noncirrhotic Complete Portomesenteric Thrombosis
Nicholas J. Skertich, MD; Charles Fredericks, MD; Lucas da Matta, MD; Erik Schadde, MD; Edie Y. Chan, MD; Martin Hertl, MD, PhD
- Nodular Fasciitis of the Pectoralis Muscle in a 54-Year-Old Woman
Christopher D. Kanner; Divya Sharma, MD; Jaime D Lewis, MD, FACS
- Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas Presenting as an Inflammatory Mass in an 11-Year-Old Child CME
Marina L Reppucci, MD; Joseph J Kim, MD; Umut Sarpel, MD, FACS; Brian A. Coakley, MD
- Incidentally Discovered Gastric Schwannoma in the Setting of Atypical Chest Pain and Workup for Pulmonary Embolus CME
Matthew Madion, MD; and Rana M Higgins, MD
- A Chilling Reminder of Winter Recreational Injuries: Laceration of the Internal Jugular Vein at an Ice Hockey Game
Asad J. Choudhry, MBBS; Mohamed D. Ray-Zack, MBBS; Moustafa Younis, MBBS; Ramoncito David, MD; Matthew C. Hernandez, MD; Johnathon M. Aho, PhD; Martin D. Zielinski, MD
- Rare Concurrent Obturator and Sciatic Hernia: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
David W. Chiang, MD; and John H. Kim, DO, MPH, FACS
Volume 2, Issue 2
November 2018
- A Rare Case of Primary Colonic Leiomyosarcoma in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Shanmugam S. Somasundaram, BMedSci (Hons), MChD, MSc; Patricia Brigid Hannaford, MBBS; Travis George Ackermann, BSc (Hons), MBBS (Hons), FRACS; Mitali Nitin Fadia, MBBS, FRCPA; and James Andrew Fergusson, BMedSci (Hons), BMed (Hons), FRACS
- Amoebic Colitis Presenting as Colonic Perforation with Peritonitis
Kunal Chowdhary; Abhimanyu Sharma; Gurinder Kaur; Aliya Shah; Muzzafar Zaman; Rahul Yadav; Ashish Chowdhary; and Ashutosh Bawa
- Colorectal Cancer Recurrence Isolated to the Abdominal Wall Recurring 11 Years after Right Hemicolectomy CME
Jahanzeb Kaikaus, BA; Kristine Makiewicz, MD; and Keith Millikan, MD
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Breast in the Setting of a Chronic Breast Abscess
Bryce E. Haac, MD; Rachel E. White, MD; Nikki Tirada, MD; Naomi Hardy, MD; Yvonne Rasko, MD; Elizabeth Nichols, MD; Paula Rosenblatt, MD; Sergio Dromi, MD; Olga Ioffe, MD; and Emily Bellavance, MD
- Adenocarcinoma of the Sigmoid Colon as a Lead Point for Colocolic Intussusception CME
Beth A. Meloro, DO; Lauren M. DeStefano, MD; and Prashanth Ramachandra, MD
- Synchronous Small and Large Bowel Metastases from Lobular Carcinoma of Breast: Immunohistochemistry is the Key to Diagnosis
Aravinth Anbarasu, MS; Mahesh Subramania Iyer, MS, DNB; Pushpa Mahadevan, MD; Elezabeth Manuel, MD; Vadavattath Padmanabhan Gangadharan, MD, DM; Roy Mukkada, MD, DNB; and Hariharan Ramesh, MS, MCH, FACS
- Hyperkinetic Biliary Dyskinesia in Adults: Cholecystectomy as a Treatment Option CME
Ahmed A. Sadek, BS; and Rana M. Higgins, MD
- Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome with Duodenal Obstruction in a Chronic Drug User
Michael Ramirez, MD; Shawn Steen, MD; and Javier Romero, MD, FACS
- Catamenial Hemopneumothorax: An Unusual Presentation of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Frank Villa Hernandez; Kyle C. Purrman; Aundrea L. Oliver, MD; Carlos J. Anciano, MD; Mark D. Iannettoni, MD, MBA; and James E. Speicher, MD
- Management of an Undetonated Intracranial Explosive: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach Including the Bomb Squad
David P. Stonko MD, MS; Richard D. Betzold, MD; Seth A. Bellister, MD; Dillon C. O'Neill, MD; David E. O'Neill, MD; Parker T. Evans; Jillian G. Goles, MSPAS, PA-Cb; and Bradley M. Dennis, MD, FACS
- Transdiaphragmatic Liver Abscess Secondary to Streptococcus Milleri in an Immunocompetent Host
Victoria D. Vuong, MS; and Edie Y. Chan, MD, FACS
- Internal Hernia through Congenital Broad Ligament Defect
Kenneth Ierardi, RN; and Lucas Beffa, MD, FACS
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Appendiceal Mucormycosis
Kristin M. Krupa, MD; and Jason P. Tomsic, DO
- Pseudomonal Perianal Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infection in a Pediatric Patient with Hodgkin Lymphoma CME
Benjamin L. Gough, DO; and Erin A. Teeple, MD
- Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma of the Breast: An Aggressive Tumor
Lauren Kopicky, DO; Nida Shemmeri, MD; and Raj Gulati, MD, FACS
Volume 2, Issue 1
August 2018
- Atrial-Esophageal Fistula Post-Maze Radiofrequency Ablation
Eric M. Montminy, MD; Vanessa Mendez, MD; and Christopher G. Ducoin, MD, FACS
- A Minimally Invasive Approach to Persistent Gastric Staple-Line Failure
Zachary Warriner, MD; and Levi Procter, MD, FACS
- Large Bowel Obstruction Leading to Disseminated Salmonellosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Sanford E. Roberts III, MD; David D. Aufhauser, MD; and Benjamin M. Braslow, MD
- Bilateral Breast Cancer: Different in More Ways than One
Suhani MS, FACS; Vuthaluru Seenu, MS, FACS; Rajinder Parshad, MS, DNB; Smriti Hari, MBBS, MD; Sandeep Mathur, MBBS, MD; and Haresh KP, MBBS, MD
- Percutaneous Cyanoacrylate Glue Injection: A Cost-Effective and Nonoperative Intervention for Persistent J Pouch Fistula
Jacob Mathew, MBBS, MS, MCh; Mahesh Subramanya Iyer, MBBS, MS, DNB; Roy Mukkada, MBBS, MD, DNB; and Hariharan Ramesh, MBBS, MS, MCh, FACS, FRCS
- Madura Foot: An Interesting Case of Mycetoma Reoccurring Fifteen Years after Surgical Excision
Richard Francesco, MS; Lauren M. DeStefano, MD; Guanjun Xia, MD, PhD; Gul Madison, MD; and Leon Clarke, MD
- Adenocarcinoma in the Gastric Remnant Presenting as Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding 16 Years after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass CME
Molly W. Meyers, MD; Juaquito M. Jorge, MD; and Alexander P. Nagle, MD, FACS
- A Case of Complicated Clostridium difficile Infection (CDI) Treated with Diverting Loop Ileostomy, Colonic Lavage, and Adjuvant Fecal Transplantation CME
Robert T. Nevitt III, MD; and John B. Fobia, MD, FACS
- Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen CME
Andre Critsinelis, BS; Nahir Cortes-Santiago, MD, PhD; Vasantha L. Gali, MD; Christie Finch, MD; and Stephanie D. Gordy, MD
- An Unusual Case of Fibromatosis of the Breast with Numerous Intraductal Papillomas CME
Yitian Liu, MD; George Thomas Budd, MD; and Mita Patel, MD
Volume 1, Issue 6
June 2018
- Case Report of Endovascular Deployment and Angioplasty of a Stent-Graft for Acute Hemorrhage from a Tracheoinnominate Fistula CME
Jaideep Das Gupta, MD; Sundeep Guliani, MD; Muhammad Rana, MD; Mark Langsfeld, MD; and John Marek, MD
- An Atypical Cause of Colonic Obstruction: A Hiatal Hernia after Sleeve Gastrectomy Containing the Transverse Colon
Chandler S Cortina, MD; Shauna M Sheppard, MD; and Steven R Bonomo, MD, FACS
- Congenital Epulis: Unusual Etiology of Airway Obstruction and Feeding Failure in a Newborn
Cody L. Mullens, BS; Luke J. Grome, MD; Shilpa S. Vishwanath, MD; Harold J. Williams, MD; and Aaron C. Mason, MD, FACS, FAAP
- Non-Functional Paraganglioma Masquerading as Local Nodal Recurrence in Postresection Colon Adenocarcinoma Patient CME
Leah Winer, MD; Sarah M. Kling, MD; Anthony J. Prestipino, MD; James P. Casey, MD; Pankhuri Jha, BS; Ernest L. Rosato, MD, FACS; and Scott D. Goldstein, MD, FACS, ASCRS
- Lower Extremity Autologous Fat Grafting in Graft Versus Host Disease CME
Julia A. Cook, MD; Sarah E. Sasor, MD; Steven A. Mann, MD; Terrence Katona, DO; Sunil S. Tholpady, MD, PhD; and Michael W. Chu, MD
- Complex Intrathoracic Tracheal Injury: A Challenging Case for Trauma Surgeons
Carlos H. Palacio, MD; Matthew J Wall, MD, FACS; S. Rob Todd, MD, FACS; and Stephanie D. Gordy, MD, FACS
- Successful Use of Double ePTFE Graft for Inflow and Outflow Reconstruction in a Living Donor Liver Transplant
Lorena Noriega-Salas, MD; Chun Chieh Yeh, MD; Horng-Ren Yang, MD; and Long-Bin Jeng, MD
- Tension Pneumomediastinum after Blunt Chest Injury Managed with Percutaneous Mediastinal Drain
Zachary A Spigel, MD; Mohammed J Al Fayyadh, MBChB; and Daniel L Dent, MD FACS
- Microscopic Submucosal Lipomas with Mucosal Ulceration Can Be a Cause of Intermittent Rectal Bleeding CME
Shaan E Alam, MD; Timothy Bechtel, MD, FACS; Benjamin YM Tan, MD; and Dinesh Vyas, MD, FACS
- Gallbladder Volvulus: A Rare Entity
Katelyn Brendel; Lauren M. DeStefano, MD; Rohit Ranganath, MD; and John B. Fobia, MD, FACS
Volume 1, Issue 5
March 2018
- Management of a Complex Multifocal Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm
John C. Hardaway, MD, PhD; John J. Kanitra, BA; Prakash H. Kurane, MBBS, MS; and Srinivas Kavuturu, MD, FACS
- Case Report of Bilateral Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for an Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism Patient with Severe Right Ventricular Strain: from Intensive Care Unit to Home on Post-Operative Day 1 CME
Jaideep Das Gupta, MD; Sundeep Guliani, MD; Muhammad A. Rana, MD; Mark Langsfeld, MD; and John Marek, MD
- Extraperitoneal Stercoral Perforation of Rectum CME
Elizabeth Tribelhorn, MD; Moutamn Sadoun, MD; James McClenathan, MD; and David Neal, MD
- Successful Whipple Procedure after Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy with Right Gastroepiploic and Common Hepatic Artery Anastomosis
Paige Finkelstein, BS; Kandace Kichler, MD; Joshua Parreco, MD; and Miguel Lopez-Viego, MD, FACS
- Direct Peritoneal Resuscitation in Severe Necrotizing Pancreatitis: A Strategy for Prevention of Abdominal Compartment Syndrome? CME
Amelia M Pasley, DO; Natasha Hansraj, MD; Francesca Boulos, MD; Lindsay O'Meara, CRNP; Ronald B Tesoriero, MD, FACS; Jose J Diaz, MD, FACS; and Jason D Pasley, DO
- Appendiceal Mucocele Concurrent with Intestinal Malrotation
Axel Rodriguez-Rosa, BS; Hakan Orbay, MD, PhD; and Stephen M Kavic, MD, FACS
- Use of an External Tissue Expansion Device as a Minimally Traumatic Closure Method for Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Total Hip Arthroplasty
Sarah E. Sasor, MD; Julia A. Cook, MD; Michael W. Chu, MD; William A. Wooden, MD, FACS; Sunil Tholpady, MD, PhD, FACS; and Juan Socas, MD
- Endoscopic Retrieval of a Foreign Body within a Jejunostomy Tube
Thomas Hardacker, MD; Benjamin Rudnick, MD; Peter Altshuler, MD; Christine Lotto, MD; and Ernest Rosato, MD, FACS
- Occlusive Coronary Artery Dissection Following A Motor Vehicle Collision CME
Jessica L. Thompson, MD; and Cathryn L. Chadwick, MD
- Ileocolic Intussusception Secondary to a Large Tubulovillous Polyp
William C. Hope, MD; Sumedh D. Kakade, MD; and Gerald A. Isenberg, MD, FACS
Volume 1, Issue 4
January 2018
- Surgical Stabilization of Rib Fractures Alleviates Debilitating Axial Skeleton Injuries
C. Lendon Mullens, BS; Rahul K. Mannan, BS; and Jennifer C. Knight, MD, FACS
- High-Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Gallbladder Presenting as Biliary Colic: A Rare Twist to a Common Problem CME
Christina N. Weed, MD, MPH; Zaheer S. Kanji MD, MSc, FRCSC; and Adnan A. Alseidi MD, Ed.M, FACS
- Malrotation Identified during Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Case Report and Review of Literature CME
Nina S. Pollack, BA; Kelvin Memeh, MD; and Taylor S. Riall, MD, PhD
- Granulomatous appendicitis: An uncommon cause of Acute Abdomen
Gabriel A. Molina, MD; William G. Aguayo, MD, FACS; and Gustavo A. León MD
- Incarcerated Ureter Through an Inguinal Hernia with Secondary Urinary Obstruction
Juan P. Gurria, MD; Steven M. Henriques, MD; and Kimberly Helmkamp, MD
- 48-Year-Old Female Presents with Intestinal Malrotation and Acute Appendicitis
Sheliza Kabani, MD, and Gudata S. Hinika, MD, FACS
- Progressive Preoperative Pneumoperitoneum for Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernia: A Case Report and Literature Review
Kelsey A. Musgrove, MD; Paul R. Burchard, MS4; and David C. Borgstrom, MD, FACS
- The "No-Zone" Approach to Penetrating Neck Trauma CME
Ryan B. Fransman, MD; Faris K. Azar, MD; William Mallon, MD; Abhinav Nalluri, BS; Joseph V. Sakran, MD, MPH, MPA; and Elliott R. Haut, MD, PhD
- A Technique for Total Pancreatectomy that Minimizes Warm Ischemia Time while Allowing Processing of the Whole Organ for Autologous Islet Transplantation CME
Antonio Gangemia, MD, FACS, and José Oberholzerb, MD, FACS
- Perforated Appendix Containing Goblet Cell Carcinoid Tumor inside an Amyand Hernia Managed Laparoscopically
Michael Williams; Sachinka Ranasinghe; Lucas Wheatley; Nivedita Anguswamy; James Carrol; Daniel Walker; Carl Lisec
Volume 1, Issue 3
December 2017
- Malignant Adrenal Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report of a Multidisciplinary Surgical Approach CME
Konstantinidis A, Castellanos S, Sosa JA, Roman SA
- Use of Onlay and Laparoscopically-Placed Preperitoneal Mesh for Fascial Reinforcement in a Patient with a Recurrent Abdominal Bulge after TRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Case Report
Hill BC, Ulm JP, Delaney KO
- Pleural Pigtail Catheter Malpositioned In Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Sac in a Hemodynamically Stable Patient: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Antonescu I, Charnock BL, McGinigle KL
- Primary Adrenal Plasmablastic Lymphoma in a Patient with Well-Controlled HIV
Xu KY, Teng A, Mahabir R, Sharabi A, Fan A, Brody JD, Inabnet WB 3rd, Adimoolam D, Taye A
- Small Bowel Obstruction caused by Fecalith Arising in a Meckel Diverticulum, Meckel Stone Ileus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature CME
Stutz KN, Blackwell LM
- Postpartum Bowel Perforation after Normal Vaginal Delivery without History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Laffoon AN, Knijnikov A
- A Rare Case of Traumatic Bilateral Femoral Arteriovenous Fistulas with Associated High-Output Cardiac Failure
Shah M, Puzio T, Marston W, Johnson DL
- Pleomorphic Sarcoma of the Liver; To Cut or Not to Cut?
Dishong I, Lee E, Rankin TM, Jie T
- Postoperative Small Bowel Intussusception in a Pediatric Trauma Patient: A Literature Review and Unique Case Report CME
Walsh NJ, Dadzie KA, Jones AJ, Hatley RM
- Colorectal Cancer Metastasis to the Gastric Mucosa CME
Goel N, Olszanski AJ, Esnaola NF
Volume 1, Issue 2
September 2017
- Syndactyly Repair with a Straight-Line Technique: A Case Series
Gundlapalli V, Synovec J, Armstrong M
- Gunshot Wound to Chest with Embolization of Pellet into the Left Ventricle: Case Report of an Airsoft Gun Injury
Gurria J, Riney L, Fain E, Brown R, Morales D
- Use of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Refractory Hypercarbic Respiratory Failure Due to a Severe Inhalation Burn Injury
Spanier MJ, Jara CB, Carter DW, Groom RC, Rappold JF
- Multifocal Solid and Serous Cystadenomas and a Neuroendocrine Tumor of Pancreas in a Patient with Von Hipple-Lindau Disease
Deal SB, Alseidi AA
- Gastrosplenic Fistula in the Setting of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Being Treated with Maintenance Chemotherapy CME
Slagle DL, Jorge JM, Nagle A
- Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery as a Cause of Esophageal Traction Diverticula CME
Purrman KC, Anciano CJ, Oliver AL, Iannettoni MD, Speicher JE
- Congenital Intestinal Malrotation with Midgut Volvulus Presenting in a 37-Year Old Woman
Deschner BW, Schwulst SJ
- Sepsis from Radial Artery Mycotic Aneurysm as a Complication of Cardiac Catheterization CME
Adams V, Vernon S, Battin D, Hughes TG
- Concomitant Duodenal Atresia and Hirschsprung Disease CME
Chotai PN, Tumen A, Langham Jr. MR, Zhang J, Islam S, Jancelewicz T
- Gastric Volvulus after Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy and Splenectomy: A Case Report of a Rare Post-Operative Complication
Alkukhun A, Grisotti G, Cha CH, Salem RR, Khan SA
Volume 1, Issue 1
June 2017
- Signet-Ring Cell Cancer of Colon 48 Years after Ureterosigmoidostomy, Treated with Low Anterior Resection and Continent Urinary Diversion CME
Lakshman T, Patel J, Shenot P, Isenberg G
- Forearm Compartment Syndrome after Multiple Attempts at Radial Artery Cannulation CME
Hill BC, Isaac M, Tavana ML
- Supra-Aortic Trunk Atherosclerosis Presenting as Bilateral Upper Extremity Numbness and Falls
Eskandari MK; Mansukhani NA
- Laparoscopic Left Hepatectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration for Recurrent Pyogenic Cholangiohepatitis: A Case Demonstrating the Use of Cognitive Task Analysis to Create a Step Wise Approach to Laparoscopic Liver Surgery
Deal SB, Alseidi AA
- Anterior Chest Wall Reconstruction with Sub-Xiphoid Hernia Repair: A Case Report
Neuwirth MG, Samra F, Low DW, Morris JB
- Hormonally Active Adrenocortical Carcinoma in a 24-Year Old Woman CME
Wachtel H, Sadow PM, Stathatos N, Lubitz CC
- Leave the Gallbladder In and Avoid Additional Harm: A Case for Stopping Further Resective Surgery after a Bile Duct Injury is Suspected
Deal SB, Alseidi AA
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism Presenting as Hypercalcemic Crisis CME
Wachtel H, Sadow PM, MD, PhD, Phitayakorn R, Parangi S
- Severe Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage Secondary to Spontaneous Gallbladder Rupture in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease: Presentation of Two Cases and Literature Review
Pita A, Sher LS, Kaur N, Kandil SH, Khemichian S, Genyk Y, Dhanireddy KK
- Adult Zonal Hirschsprung's Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge
Srinivas MVN, Guntupalli S, Hota KP, Malineni S, Jadhav V