Description: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Previous names for the virus include human T-lymphotropic virus-III (HTLV-III), lymphadeno...
Description: Hand and Wrist
Normal function of the hand and wrist is obviously of great importance. A cursory review of this area is included in the Upper Extremity Examination. What follows is a description of commonly occurring pain syndromes and pathologic processes involving this region. 1. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Present...
Description: The Knee Exam
Observation:
1. Make sure that both knees are fully exposed. The patient should be in either a gown or shorts. Rolled up pant legs do not provide good exposure!
2. Watch the patient walk. Do they limp or appear to be in pain? When standing, is there evidence of bowing (varus) or knock...
Description: Highlights of a fetal laser surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) will be shown from Tampa General Hospital
TTTS affects 10 to 15 percent of identical-twin pregnancies and is the result of abnormal blood exchange between identical twins through a common placenta. The larger of the twins, o...
Description: The complex circuitry interconnecting different areas in the brain, known collectively as white matter, is composed of millions of axons organized into fascicles and bundles. Upon macroscopic examination of sections of the brain, it is difficult to discern the orientation of the fibers. The same is true for conventiona...
He is Michael Harper a U.S native who got a cervical spine surgery in India at Mumabi a couple of months ago from a reputed Indian spine surgeon. Michael was suffering from a long time cervical neck pain so he initiated his cervical spine surgery in India at Mumbai by cervical fusion method. Spi...
Description: Economical cost spine treatment in India would say good bye to your spine disorders. If you have been suffering from medically passive and active spine disorders like cervical neck pain, traumatic spine injuries, herniated disc disease, spinal cord injury etc then outpatient and medically advanced spine treatment in In...
Description: Kevin Stewien an Irish native got a cervical fusion surgery in India combined with a spine disc replacement procedure. Hearing about the best and medically advanced facilities at the spine surgery hospitals of Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore Kevin decided to get cervical fusion surgery in India to cure the wear and tear o...
Description: This 81 year old man with severe CAD and CHF was referred for VCE following a negative endoscopic workup for chronic guaiac positive stools. Seen on only three frames, this sequence reveals a single mid small bowel telangectasia, a possible source for his chronic GI blood loss. He has been managed c...onservatively and...
Description: A Canadian native Joan had her artificial disc replacement surgery in India at Mumbai, the Indian spine surgeon gave her the procedure because she was suffering from severe back pain due to cervical disc disease. Getting artificial disc replacement surgery in India at Mumbai helped Joan to get relief from back pain. Ar...
Description: 49-years old patient complaining of cough, fever and pleuritic pain for 2 weeks. At admission he was febrile and tachypnic. Chest X-Ray showed left pleural effusion. Thoracocentesis revealed purulent fluid. Chest CT-scan showed large and loculated left pleural effusion and pleural thickening. VATS decortication was per...
Description: PURPOSE: Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) is an alternative modality of treatment for small sized renal cell carcinoma. Robot assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (RLPN) has also been performed with an advantage in repairing resected surface after tumor resection. We compare the periopera...
