William Edwards Ladd
William Edwards Ladd (1880-1967) was an American paediatric surgeon. The father of paediatric surgery. Ladd bands, Ladd operation, Ladd syndrome (1932)
Category General Surgery
Gabriele Falloppio
Gabriele Falloppio (1523 – 1562) was an Italian physician and anatomist. Father of the condom to protect against STD's (specifically syphilis) Fallopian tube
Neuroimaging Cases 001
April 2022 neuromaging cases and interpretation with Andrew Perron, Faith Meyers MD and Steven Perry MD and Professor Michael Gibbs.
Abdominal CT: diverticulitis
Abdominal CT: diverticulitis. Identifying diverticula, acute diverticulitis and diverticula perforation
Ultrasound: The biliary system
Dr Nikolaus Mayr demonstrates ultrasound examination of the biliary system with emphasis on the diagnosis of cholecystitis.
Ultrasound: The appendix
Medmastery Abdominal Ultrasound Essentials: Ultrasound the appendix and help identify appendicitis with the help of ultrasound imaging.
Abdominal Imaging Cases 023
June 2022 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Raza Ahmad, Morgan Penzler, Ansley Ricker, Cesar Aviles and Kyle Cunningham
Mondor disease
Mondor disease is a rare, benign condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the subcutaneous veins of the breast and anterolateral chest wall.
Abdominal Imaging Cases 022
May 2022 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Raza Ahmad, Morgan Penzler, Ansley Ricker and Kyle Cunningham
Abdominal Imaging Cases 021
February 2022 Adult Abdominal imaging cases and interpretation with Raza Ahmad, Morgan Penzler, Ansley Ricker, Kaylee Smith and Kyle Cunningham
Appendicitis – the eponymous examination
Authors eponymously associated with abdominal signs, symptoms, investigation and management of appendicitis
Murphy’s sign
Murphy’s sign is elicited in patients with acute cholecystitis by asking the patient to take in and hold a deep breath while palpating the right subcostal area. John Benjamin Murphy (1903)