Surgical Management of Melanoma of the Trunk and Extremities
Tumor thickness Recommended clinical margins In situ 0.5 cm ≤1.0 mm 1.0 cm (category 1) 1.01–2 mm 1–2 cm (category 1) 2.01–4 mm 2.0 cm (category 1) >4 mm 2.0…
Thyroid Surgery
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015Amy L. Halverson and David C. Borgstrom (eds.)Advanced Surgical Techniques for Rural Surgeons10.1007/978-1-4939-1495-1_17 17. Thyroid Surgery David R. Schmidt1 and Wallace F. Martin1 (1) General Surgery, Gwinnett Surgical Associates, Lawrenceville, GA 30046, USA …
Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration
Fig. 4.1 A dilating balloon is passed over the guide wire and through the cystic ductotomy. The position of the balloon is checked fluoroscopically to ensure that it is traversing…
Abdominal Views: Technique, Anatomy, Abnormal Images, Scanning Tips, and Tricks
Fig. 3.1 The four scanning windows of the E-FAST abdominal examination Recent bleeding is represented by an anechoic “dark line” in these spaces, yet older blood may have a heterogeneous…
Thoracic Views: Anatomy, Techniques, Scanning Tips and Tricks, Abnormal Images
Fig. 4.1 Normal right upper quadrant view. On the left side of the figure, there is the “white curtain” of the lung, descending to cover the texture of the liver…
The Role of EFAST in a Comprehensive US Trauma Management (ABCDE-US): Facing with Clinical Scenarios
Primary survey Assessment and possible problems Key questions A Definitive airway control Is tracheal tube in the right position? B ptx – hemothorax – lung contusion Why the pt…
Basic Ultrasound Physics, Instrumentation, and Knobology
Fig. 1.1 The denser the material is, the more it reflects the sonographic waves. Fluid [like bile in the gallbladder (GB)] transmits sound waves and has minimum waves reflected back….
CEUS: What Is It?
Fig. 8.1 (a) CEUS of normal kidney. In the arterial phase, the cortex shows the most intense enhancement. Note the absence of enhancement in the renal pelvis. (b) CEUS of…
Including EFAST in Trauma Algorithms: When? What Now?
Neither detection of injured organs nor a precise diagnosis is required for decision The key point on which to apply EFAST findings is patient physiology All lesions not “producing” free…
Prehospital Ultrasound in Trauma: Role and Tips
First author and reference no. Year Modality n Sensitivity Specificity Accuracy Diagnostic reference standard Boulanger [1] 1996 FAST 400 81 97 94 DPL, CT Brown [10] 2001 FAST 2,693 84…
