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Ageusia
Ageusia refers to a complete loss of taste. In instances where it is partial it is then falls under the spectrum of the conditions such as
hypogeusia (decreased sensitivity to all tastants)
hyperguesia (enhanced gustatory sensitivity)
dysgeusia (unpleasant perception of a tastant) an...
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Gliomatosis peritonei
Gliomatosis peritonei is very rare and is characterized by the implantation of benign mature glial tissue in the peritoneum, omentum, and/or lymph nodes. It is usually associated with ovarian teratoma, although has rarely been seen with other teratomas 1-4.
Rarely gliomatosis peritonei has also...
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Axillary web syndrome
Axillary web syndrome is a commonly occurring condition secondary to breast cancer surgery involving lymphadenectomy 1. It is characterized by the presence of one or multiple thin cords in the subcutaneous tissues of the axilla, which extends down the arm and/or chest wall 1,2. This can lead to ...
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Bayonet artifact
Bayonet artifact is a type of artifact encountered in ultrasound guided needle techniques, that results in the apparent bending of the needle as it passes into or adjacent to tissue with different sound transmission speeds.
In constructing an ultrasound image, the machine assumes a constant spe...
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Posterior ciliary arteries
The posterior ciliary arteries are usually paired branches arising from the ophthalmic artery, one medial and one lateral, each giving off a number of branches that supply the uvea 1.
Close to the optic nerve, are the short posterior ciliary arteries, usually numbering 16-20; these supply the p...
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Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation
Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation is a scoliosis restorative method employed since 1983. Principally this procedure is used in any situation requiring posterior spinal instrumentation with rigid fixation like fractures and retrolisthesis. Contrary to Harrington rods, this procedure is much better...
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Hepatic stellate cells
Hepatic stellate cells present in the perisinusoidal space of Disse between the fenestrated sinusoidal endothelial cell layer and hepatic epithelial cells, store vitamin A. They participate in liver development and regeneration if activated by damage such as after chronic hepatitis by producing ...
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Cotton ball sign (gallbladder)
The cotton ball sign refers to imaging characteristics of fundal adenomyomatosis as seen on contrast-enhanced CT. The sign refers to thickened, fuzzy, enhancing gallbladder fundus, reminiscent of a cotton ball 1,2.
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Bagel sign (disambiguation)
A bagel sign has been named in multiple contexts:
bagel sign in MRI spine of neuro-Behçet disease-associated myelitis
bagel sign in ultrasound of tubal ectopic pregnancy
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Mastectomy
Mastectomy is a surgical treatment for breast cancer in which the entire breast tissue is removed through a surgical procedure. Sometimes adjacent structures such as lymph nodes are removed to prevent recurrence or metastasis of the disease process. In some cases, mastectomy is done for the prev...
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Left hemicolectomy
Left hemicolectomy is a surgical procedure in which splenic flexure, descending colon, and a portion of the sigmoid colon are removed for radical treatment of various pathologies affecting the descending colon.
Indications
colon cancer
inflammatory bowel disease
isolated left diverticular di...
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Spinopelvic balance
Spinopelvic balance is an important concept in adult spinal deformities. There are numerous ways of assessing spinopelvic balance, using various bony landmarks and angles to evaluate whether or not a normal distribution of weight and stresses is present through the axial skeleton, some incorpora...
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