Diagnosis Scripts – SURGERY STUDENT

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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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…

Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery Small Intestines, Colon, and Rectum

Diverticulosis

Diverticulosis refers to abnormal pouching of the colonic wall. The term “divertikel” was coined by Fleischman in 1815. Jean Cruveilhier described herniations through the muscular layer of the colon in…

Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery Small Intestines, Colon, and Rectum

Ileus, postoperative

Ileus occurs when there is intestinal distention and either slowing or no passage of luminal contents without a demonstrable mechanical obstruction. The term “ileus” is derived from the Greek word…

Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery Skin and Soft Tissue

Fournier Gangrene

Fournier gangrene is a fulminant form of necrotizing fasciitis that affects the perineal, genital, or perianal regions. It was first described in 1883 by Alfred Fournier, a French dermatologist and…

Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery Small Intestines, Colon, and Rectum

Large Bowel Obstruction

Large bowel obstruction occurs when there is a bowel obstruction distal to the ileocecal valve. Bowel obstructions have been documented as early as 1550 B.C. in the Papyrus. Etiology History…

Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery Small Intestines, Colon, and Rectum

Colonic Pseudo-obstruction

Colonic pseudo-obstruction (Ogilvie syndrome) occurs when there is acute dilation of the colon with no mechanical obstruction. It was first described in 1948 by the British surgeon William Heneage Ogilvie.…

Diagnosis Scripts Extremities General Surgery

Acute Compartment Syndrome, leg

Acute compartment syndrome occurs when there is an increased pressure within the closed osteofascial compartment which results in impaired circulation within a few hours of the inciting event. Richard von…

Breast Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer was first described in the Edwin Smith Egyptian papyrus, around 3000 B.C.E. – 1500 B.C.E. Hippocrates described stages of breast cancer in 400 B.C. William Halsted has been…

Breast Diagnosis Scripts General Surgery

Intraductal Papilloma

Intraductal papillomas are benign breast tumors that occur in breast milk ducts. They are commonly found behind the nipple and are the most common cause of bloody nipple discharge. Etiology…

Hematoma

Seroma

Diverticulosis

Ileus, postoperative

Fournier Gangrene

Large Bowel Obstruction

Colonic Pseudo-obstruction

Acute Compartment Syndrome, leg

Breast Cancer

Intraductal Papilloma

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