Surgical Incisions
On this page, you’ll find common or once-common surgical incisions. Knowing different types of incisions can give you an idea of a patient’s surgical history after visual inspection during the…
On this page, you’ll find common or once-common surgical incisions. Knowing different types of incisions can give you an idea of a patient’s surgical history after visual inspection during the…
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…
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.…
Right colectomy, or right hemicolectomy, is the surgical removal of the right, or ascending, colon with anastomosis of the remaining ends. It involves division of the ileocolic and right colic…
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…
Fasciotomy is the surgical incision of the fascia to release the intracompartmental pressure as a result of compartment syndrome. Compartment syndrome was first described in 1881 by the German surgeon…
Suture Characteristics Types of Suture Absorbable Gut Synthetic Absorbable Nonabsorbable Suturing Techniques Knot Tying One-handed knots Two-handed knots Deep tie Instrument tie Ligation around a hemostat Endoscopic knot tying Surgical…
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…
Intraductal papillomas are benign breast tumors that occur in breast milk ducts. Etiology Pathogenesis History Physical Exam Imaging Treatment Relevant Information Differential Diagnoses Resources
Breast fibroadenomas are benign, solid tumors made of stromal and epithelial elements. Epidemiology Pathogenesis History Physical Exam Imaging Treatment Relevant Information Complications Differential Diagnoses Resources