Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Anuj Malhotra Vinod Malhotra Fun-Sun F. Yao A 79-year-old man with benign prostatic hypertrophy was scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). His past…
Kidney Transplant Panchali Dhar Peter Fleischut Fun-Sun F. Yao A 50-year-old man with rapid onset of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) prefers not to start hemodialysis. He would like to have…
Diabetes Mellitus Mark E. Nunnally Vinod Malhotra A 59-year-old woman presents for vaginal hysterectomy for cervical cancer. She is obese (body mass index 32 kg per m2) and has had…
Pheochromocytoma Anup Pamnani Vinod Malhotra A 39-year-old man has a history of recurrent headaches, diaphoresis, and severe hypertension for several weeks. During a physical examination, he was found to have…
Cerebral Aneurysm Patricia Fogarty Mack A 43-year-old woman presented to the emergency room 2 days ago, complaining of severe headache, nausea, and vomiting, followed by a witnessed 3-minute loss of…
Head Injury Chris C. Lee Susan A. Ironstone Marie A. Theard A 52-year-old woman with an unknown past medical history was involved in a highspeed motorcycle collision and was airlifted…
Awake Craniotomy for Mapping and Surgery in the Eloquent Cortex Thomas A. Moore II A 47-year-old right-handed physician presented after two episodes of acute onset of left-sided headache associated with…
Carotid Endarterectomy Christine Lennon An 85-year-old woman is scheduled for a left carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for asymptomatic left carotid stenosis. She has 90% occlusion of her left carotid artery and…
Brain Tumor and Craniotomy June M. Chan Kane O. Pryor A 47-year-old woman who was previously healthy presents with a 4-month history of headache, with intermittent diplopia and gait disturbance…
Liver Transplantation L. Hannah Bell Vivek K. Moitra A 66-year-old woman with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis and portal hypertension is admitted to the intensive care unit with altered mental…
