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Gastric band erosion
Gastric band erosion or penetration is a potentially serious complication following laparoscopic gastric band surgery for obesity.
Epidemiology
Gastric band erosion is a delayed complication observed in between 0.3-14% of patients 1,2.
Clinical presentation
Patients often present non-specif...
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Omental infarction in a child
Published
09 Mar 2017
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Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas
Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of the pancreas is a rare, benign entity characterized by focal or diffuse enlargement of the pancreas due to the replacement of exocrine parenchyma with adipose tissue.
Terminology
Arguably lipomatous pseudohypertrophy may be considered a distinct clinicopathologi...
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Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis
Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis is an uncommon form of acute pancreatitis caused by high levels of circulating triglycerides in the blood.
Epidemiology
Hypertriglyceridemia-induced pancreatitis accounts for around 1-4% of cases of acute pancreatitis and is the third most common cause...
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Epipericardial fat necrosis
Epipericardial fat necrosis (also sometimes purely categorized as pericardial fat necrosis or epicardial fat necrosis) is a rare self-limiting cause of acute pleuritic pain in an otherwise healthy individual, without fever or cough. It occurs external to the pericardium.
Clinical presentation
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Cholelithiasis
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15 Oct 2023
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Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes mellitus (DM) often referred to simply as diabetes, is a group of metabolic conditions characterized by hyperglycemia.
These conditions should not be confused with diabetes insipidus which is clinically distinct and not related to hyperglycemia.
Terminology
If a patient with diabete...
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Tibial stress fractures - bilateral
Published
28 May 2021
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Splay feet
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16 Jun 2023
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Pes anserinus bursitis
Pes anserinus bursitis refers to symptomatic inflammation of the pes anserinus bursa, which is located at the medial aspect of the knee, deep to the pes anserinus tendons.
Diagnosis
With the correct history of pain, many clinicians will diagnose pes anserinus bursitis based on the presence of...
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Calcaneal apophysitis (Sever's disease)
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28 Apr 2024
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Omental infarct
Published
11 May 2020
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Proximal iliotibial band syndrome
Published
15 Aug 2022
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MRI
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Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. It is usually negative for rheumatoid factor and hence classified as one of the seronegative spondyloarthritides.
Epidemiology
Overall prevalence is ~0.5% (range 0.1-1%), however, it affects up to ~25% (range 6-41%)...
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Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy has been defined as "persistent tendon pain and loss of function related to mechanical loading" 7 but is also used as a broad term used to describe any problem involving a tendon.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of tendinopathy in the general population is 2-5%. Active and sporting in...
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Peripheral arterial disease
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common and debilitating condition.
Epidemiology
The age-adjusted prevalence of peripheral arterial disease is ~12% 3.
Pathology
Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of occlusive arterial disease of the extremities in patients over 40 years of age with t...
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Epicardial fat necrosis
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28 Feb 2022
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Umbilical hernia
Umbilical hernias (alternative plural: herniae) are the most common ventral abdominal wall hernia and occur in the midline through the umbilicus.
Epidemiology
Ten times more common in females 2 and represent ~5% of all abdominal hernias 4.
Clinical presentation
Umbilical hernias may present ...
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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis
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15 Jul 2013
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Pancreatic lipomatosis
Pancreatic lipomatosis refers to fat accumulation in the pancreatic parenchyma. This finding is most often associated with obesity and aging. It tends to be the most common pathological condition involving the pancreas. The condition may occasionally simulate a mass-like lesion particularly when...
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