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The Surgical Patient

Collis-Nissen fundoplication for a symptomatic paraesophageal hernia

Ashley L. Racette, PA-C, MPAS; Richard T. Miller, MD July 12, 2010

A laparoscopic approach leads to relief of the patient's gastroesophageal reflux, uneventful surgery, and a smooth recovery.

A practical guide for mechanical ventilation in adult patients who require respiratory assistance

Richard G. Winters, MSPAS, PA-C; Donald A. Reiff, MD May 10, 2010

Providing care for postoperative, acutely ill, or traumatically injured patients requires an understanding of mechanical ventilation.

Drain placement with antibiotics provides effective therapy for appendicitis in pregnancy

Megan Bales Fulton, PA-C; Bennett Fontenot, MD; Stuart M. Leon, MD, FACS March 15, 2010

Conservative management is used effectively to treat a woman with a ruptured appendix at 32 weeks' gestation.

Portal vein encasement complicates resection of Klatskin's tumor in the liver

Kathryn F. Hines, MSHS, PA-C; Timothy M. Pawlik, MD, MPH January 11, 2010

Right hemihepatectomy with en bloc resection of the extrahepatic biliary tree is performed on a perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

An uncommon cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction

Joel Hill, PA-C November 09, 2009

An otherwise active and healthy, older man experiences a recurrence of GI symptoms that occur after eating.

Endovascular embolization with a vascular plug corrects a PAVM

Stephen Hu, MD; Christopher Davis, PA-C, MPAS October 19, 2009

A pulmonary arteriovenous malformation, discovered as an incidental finding on a chest CT, is corrected with a vascular plug.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: Matching patients with approaches

James F. Ginter, MPAS, PA-C; Jessica Linzmeyer July 20, 2009

Knowing who needs open repair versus endografting is crucial in this condition with a mortality rate as high as 80%.

Managing recurrent pleural effusions with an indwelling pleural catheter

Julie M. Schrader, MPAS, PA-C; Peter F. Ferson, MD May 26, 2009

Case studies describe an alternative to repeat thoracentesis for patients who are at risk of reaccumulation of fluid in the chest cavity.

Spinal reconstruction in Hajdu-Cheney syndrome

Catherine Murtagh-Schaffer, PA-C; Ross R. Moquin, MD March 17, 2009

Hajdu-Cheney syndrome (HCS), or acroosteolysis, is described by the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) as a rare, heritable disorder of connective tissue.