This is a congenital abnormality which occurs in neonates during their development in the mothers womb. Ring like pancreatic tissue surrounds the duodenum to cause obstruction. This occurs primarily due to the formation of bifid ventral pancreatic bud in the development of the foregut and midgut. Pa...
It is apparent from the mamometry but also from the clinical data that the patients are a heterogeneous group and thus any therapy would need to be tailored for each patient and abnormality. The most recent therapeutic data suggest that patients with the stenotic pattern on manometry respond to...
Michael undergoes an excision of a carotid body tumor. How is the procedure coded? Are any modifiers attached? Match the abnormalities in the right column with the disease in the left column. Disease or Condition Abnormality 1. Crohn's disease...
A 60-year-old man complains of decreased energy. His liver is large, hard, and nodular. His hematocrit is 29%; mean corpuscular volume, 60 fL; stool test, positive for occult blood. The patient’s liver enzyme levels are AST, 75 U/L; ALT, 90 U/L; alkaline phosphatase, 450 U/L. ...
If doctors suspect some abnormality, they will order the following tests. Ultrasound (US): Ultrasound, particularly an abdominal ultrasound, is a simple test that does not use radiation but sound waves to diagnose tissue abnormalities. It is often the first test used to look at the organs for...
Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder (PSVD) encompasses a group of vascular disorders characterized by lesions involving the portal venules and sinusoids, independent of the presence of PH, in which a liver biopsy is essential for the diagnosis [3]. To confirm PSVD, there must be at least one ...
The stool can be gray or clay-colored if it contains little or no bile. The pale color may signify a condition (biliary obstruction) where the flow of bile to the intestine is obstructed, such as obstruction of the bile duct from a tumor or gallstone in the duct or nearby pancreas. The...