Tracheal Diseases
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Primary tracheal tumors are rare, with an estimated 2.7 new cases diagnosed per million persons per year. The many remaining tracheal pathologies comprise heterogeneous…
Surgical Management of Emphysema
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology It is estimated that two to three million patients suffer from emphysema. Pathophysiology Except for rare cases caused by enzyme deficiency, smoking is the…
Pulmonary Metastasis
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Metastatic disease to the lung is the second-most common pulmonary malignancy, affecting 20 to 54 percent of patients with cancer. A subset of patients with…
Congenital Pulmonary Disorders
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Epidemiology Congenital pulmonary anomalies include a multitude of clinical entities linked by a common developmental lineage. The prevalence is dependent upon the particular malformation. These…
Preoperative Evaluation of the Thoracic Surgical Patient
Key Concepts Print Section Listen Role of preoperative evaluation The role of the preoperative evaluation is to (1) determine the risk and morbidity associated with the proposed operation and (2)…
PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM
PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 35-year-old woman with no significant medical history presented with a painful ulcer on the right pretibial area. It started as a small pustule that…
ARTERIAL ULCERATIONS
PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen An 82-year-old man with peripheral artery disease (PAD) was evaluated for a painful right foot. Over the past 3 weeks the patient began to have…
CALCIPHYLAXIS
PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 55-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), dependent on dialysis for 14 years, presented with multiple highly painful plaques on her abdomen and flank…
NECROBIOSIS LIPOIDICA AND DIABETIC DERMOPATHY
PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 40-year-old woman with a history of diabetes presents with red plaques on her shins (Figures 95-1 and 95-2). They are asymptomatic, though continue to…
NEUROPATHIC ULCERATION
PATIENT STORY Print Section Listen A 58-year-old overweight diabetic man presented with bloody drainage from a callous on the plantar aspect of the right first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) for approximately…
