October 2023

Gall bladder carcinoma with obstructive jaundice The clinic’s report describes a 52-year-old man with advanced gall bladder carcinoma, obstructive jaundice, severe itching and loss of appetite. His initial total bilirubin was recorded as 16. The team planned percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) and metallic T-stenting to improve bile drainage. Why drainage was considered A tumour […]

Right radiocephalic AV fistula narrowing The original clinic article describes a young patient receiving haemodialysis who developed narrowing of a right radiocephalic arteriovenous (AV) fistula. An AV fistula is the artery-to-vein connection used for dialysis access. Fistuloplasty is the procedure used to widen a narrowed section; it is not the name of the access itself.