This case involves a 69-year-old male patient with a complicated medical history who underwent a colonoscopy. He was noted to have a diverticular stricture and the surgeon suspected perforation. The structure was marked with an ink spot, and a chest…
This case involves a 62-year-old woman with a history of several prior abdominal procedures including removal of her gallbladder and a gastric bypass. She was taken for a laparoscopic robotic hysterectomy due to pelvic organ prolapse and postmenopausal bleeding. After…
The patient underwent a difficult primary low segment C-section, during which the surgeon noted the uterus was scarred and sclerosed. On the first day after her surgery, the patient’s white blood cell count was noted to be 3.2 with…
This case involves a middle-aged female patient with a history of poor circulation who presented with persistent foot pain. She underwent a cardiac bypass graft and was discharged home after the designated recovery period. A few days later, the patient…
This case involves a middle-aged female patient with chronic kidney disease who presented to the ER with complaints of abdominal pain and lower extremity weakness. A physical exam revealed diminished peripheral pulses indicating vascular compromise in the legs. A CT scan revealed…
This case involves a 67-year-old female patient, who previously had an esophagectomy, and then developed complications after undergoing surgery to her small intestine. The patient was losing a significant amount of weight over a 6-month period, so an attempt to…
This case involves a man who retained a stone in his bile duct following a surgery on his gallbladder. An endoscopic visualization procedure known as an ERCP was performed, after which physicians noted that there may have been a perforation…
This case involves a 32-year-old male patient with a past medical history of ischemic colitis. He presented to an urgent care facility with complaints of abdominal pain. The patient reported that the pain was associated with chills, dry heaves and…
This OR operations case involves an elderly male patient in Mississippi who underwent surgery for a laparoscopic repair of a hernia using Composix mesh. The procedure involved extensive removal of adhesions; at some point during the surgery, a small bowel perforation occurred…
