Hi everyone. I am doing a spinal fusion surgery and the dictator says that for Intraoperative Monitoring he used NAP ZMG's (he says it just like that NAPZMG's). Not sure what he means. Can't find those acronyms in my book. Any suggestions? Thanks. ...
Surgeon says something that sounds like "boxanno out the foramen." Not sure if this is an anatomical or an implement or what. It could also be Bucksanno or Bahxanno (phonetically speaking). ...
A laparoscopic in seal device was used to mechanically score the medial aspect of the sigmoid mesentery immediately caudal and cephalad to the inferior mesenteric artery
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with bifrontal pain, continuing after surgical release of a mucus seal, and multiple other operations and surgeries.
sounds like he is saying surgical release? would it be relief? and I tried finding 'mucous seal' would it be mucous cell ...
Recurrent conjunctival epithelial cyst excision with pterygium revision, including mitomycin C and AngioGraft with *to-seal* and sutures. The *to-seal* was used to secure the AnmioGraft. ...
This patient s/p left radical nephrectomy, partial colostomy, adrenalectomy, s/l spinal pexy, and omental wrap w/ postoperative respiratory insufficiency. Can anyone fill in that blank for me? Much appreciated!! ...
My crazy doctor this morning is saying "she has a spinal cord defibrillator or fibrillator." Now what in the world is this??? No mention of a stimulator; she only had a spinal tap in the past.
Thanks for any help with this! ...
Proceeding with our resection with an imminently (sounds llike) "suckable" tumor..
We then opened the arachnoid and the (sounds like) "suckable" tumor was then seen.
Resectable would make sense but I just don't hear that Re in there... ...
This PA is dictating MRI lab results for spinal consultation. She is saying what s/l "roove sleeve cis" at T9 to T12 bilaterally.
Could she be meaning "root sleeve cysts" or even "root sheath cysts" ??
Thanks for any help! ...
I have had spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis for years and even surgery with L5-S1 fusion. Did really good for years but now I am experiencing right leg weakness and all lower muscles ache and burn so bad that I can hardly walk at the end of the day. I have even gone PT too. I know I have severe right foraminal stenosis once again by CAT scan. I took early SS retirement 2 years ago but still work about 30 hours a week. I find that I am having extreme difficulyy ...
At this point, attention was paid to removal of hardware. The s/l K2 tulip removers were used initially in order to unlock the heads. Following this, rods were removed. ...
Stumped here. :(
Surgeon says:
Two screws fractured at the level of the bone. They were ____________ and removed in the usual fashion.
The blank sounds like "truffened", "troughened", "truffined"? Some sort of removal. I have absolutely no idea.
Thanks in advance. :) ...
An excellent spinal anesthetic was induced and mantained without complication or (s/l emit).
Also under the heading ANESTHESIA doctor dictates "Final" what does this mean?
Thanks for help! ...