News Archives: Surgical Education
Decubes
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 12/20/07 I was in the ER yesterday seeing a consult when I noticed a goddawful odor in the slot next to me. Nurses were actively spraying the hall with deodorizer as I … Continue reading
Burns
From ClinicalBrainTraning.com, the blog of Dr Jeff Young Basic discussion of some burn principles. A little music from a CD I recorded with Tom Jolly in 1994. OnSurg thanks Dr Young for permission to re-post his blog. … Continue reading
Crohn’s Strictures
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 2/15/10 This was a cool case. An older lady with occult GI blood loss was sent to her GI doctor for work-up. EGD and colonoscopy were both negative. So they scheduled her … Continue reading
Malrotation in the Adult
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 2/23/10 This was an interesting one. A middle aged woman presented to the hospital with a year and a half history of crampy abdominal pain and weight loss. The pain worsened right … Continue reading
Inguinal Hernia
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 12/12/07 We see a lot of referrals for inguinal hernia in private practice. Other than lap chole, inguinal hernia repair is the most common operation done in America. What people don’t realize … Continue reading
Anal Fissure
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 4/5/08 Few maladies are as disconcerting and uncomfortable as the dreaded anal fissure. What is it? Simply a tear in the skin and mucosa of the anus. This area is highly innervated … Continue reading
Clostridial Difficile Colitis
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 10/12/09 Since becoming an Attending Surgeon, I’ve performed 17 subtotal colectomies (went back and counted) on patients with fulminant c diff colitis over the past three years. As a resident, I don’t … Continue reading
Hemorrhoids
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 1/6/08 If you haven’t seen it yet, take 7 minutes of your life to watch the Glenn Beck post-op hemorrhoid surgery video. Now, I generally frown upon making light of anyone’s perception … Continue reading
Fournier’s Gangrene
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 4/28/08 It has been a while since I’ve seen a case like this one. An 83 year old diabetic male presented over the weekend with perianal pain, fevers, and a leukocytosis to … Continue reading
Jackson-Pratt
From the Buckeye Surgeon archive, original post date 4/23/08 I must admit I have a Jackson-Pratt fetish. No, it isn’t as sordid as it sounds. I just love leaving these babies inside the human body (in the appropriate clinical scenario, … Continue reading
