15. Anal Fissure

By the mid-19th century, improvements in illumination and optics transformed endoscopy from a theoretical idea into a practical clinical tool, culminating in Antoine Jean Desormeaux's work in Paris in 1853. Building on Bozzini's Lichtleiter and frustrated by diagnostic limits of ...  Show more

In 1806, physician Philipp Bozzini introduced the Lichtleiter, a candle-lit, mirror-lined instrument designed for direct visual inspection of internal organs—an idea far ahead of its time and initially met with skepticism. Though dismissed by many contemporaries, the device is no ...  Show more

What is the most common cause of anal pain or bleeding that you will see in primary care? It is not hemorrhoid, like we talked about last week. It is in fact anal fissures and some patients will describe them as razor blades coming out of their rectum.

A rapid review of flexor tendon injury for the plastic surgery learner. In this episode we review:Flexor tendon anatomyEvaluation and management of the flexor tendon injury patient Feedback is always appreciated. Comments, questions, suggestions, or corrections can be sent to jak ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr. Ashleigh Halderman, Rhinologist and Associate Professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, discusses chronic invasive fungal sinusitis with hosts Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. Ashley Agan, First, Dr. Halderman outlines her advocacy work as Presid ...  Show more

To operate or not to operate, to drain the urine leak or to not drain it, those are the questions. Join our Miami Trauma team including Drs. Urréchaga, Neeman, and Rattan- in their final episode together! - as they discuss how to navigate the ins and outs of renal trauma!  Learni ...  Show more