Adrenal Insufficiency
Thomas Addison was the first to describe the clinical features of primary adrenal failure in 1855 in a paper called “Disease of the Supra-renal Capsules,” where he described the adrenal…
Read MoreGastroschisis
Gastroschisis was first described in 1547 by Conrad Wolffhart followed by a report by J. Calder in 1733. The term wasn’t coined until 1894, when Cesare Taruffi, an Italian pathologist,…
Read MoreRectus Sheath Hematoma
The first angiographic embolization for rectus sheath hematoma was described by Levy in 1980. The technique included transcatheter use of Gelfoam in order to stop arterial bleeding. Etiology Epidemiology Presentation…
Read MoreRadial Scar
Benign sclerosing lesions include radial scars and complex sclerosing lesions. Radial scars are are always ≤10 mm while complex sclerosing lesions are >10 mm. They exist as an area of…
Read MoreBreast Fat Necrosis
Breast fat necrosis was described by Geoffrey Hadfield in a report written in 1926 in the British Journal of Surgery. In this description, it was described as an “innocent condition”…
Read MoreToxic Megacolon
Toxic megacolon occurs as acute colitis with dilation of the colon (≥6 cm) with a nonobstructive segmental or complete dilation pattern on imaging with signs of systemic toxicity. Etiology Pathogenesis…
Read MoreAppendiceal Carcinoma
In 1867, four case reports by Rokitansky described carcinoma of the appendix. However, microscopic diagnosis was not provided at that time. The first microscopically confirmed case of appendiceal carcinoma was…
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Big Concepts
Breast
Diagnosis Scripts
General Surgery
Hernias
Skin and Soft Tissue
Surgical Complications
Wound Complications
Hematoma
Hematomas are collections of blood in subcutaneous tissue or deeper tissues at site of surgery (in post-operative setting). They are named according to location (e.g. abdominal wall, parathyroid, retroperitoneal) and…
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Big Concepts
Breast
Diagnosis Scripts
General Surgery
Hernias
Skin and Soft Tissue
Surgical Complications
Wound Complications
Seroma
A seroma is a collection of fluid composed of fat, serum, and lymph. Seromas commonly develop following surgery as the body tries to fill in the dead space created during…
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