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| open lung biopsy | 9/4/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: Doctor Aluri, following is the surgeon's summation of what he did: Flexible Bronchoscopy Right ...
A: The report that you have given me states that there was fluid in the pleural space which when ...
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| open lung biopsy | 9/4/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: Doctor Aluri, following are parts of the post-operative report of the surgeon. Would you put it ...
A: Whenever we do a biopsy of an area we will take specimens and submit them to pathology, now the ...
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| Epidural | 9/3/2006 | Dawn Caceres |
Q: I have a herniated lumbar disc, L4-5. I had surgery (laminectomy) in 2003 after trying 2 epidurals ...
A: I do not know the answer to your dilemma. You are asking my opinion, and with that I would tell you ...
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| lump on knee | 9/2/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: i am 20 year old and i have a big lump on my knee wich has been causing me alot of pain when i bend ...
A: This swelling on your knee is kind of intresting, But i need to ask you a few questions, like how ...
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| open lung biopsy | 8/31/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: On August 4 I underwent an open lung biopsy. Two samples of tissue were taken which proved not to be ...
A: It's good to hear from you, I like the diagnosis of Interstitial Pneumonitis better any day then ...
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| upcoming surgery | 8/31/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: My mum is having surgery on her bladder and uterus and has been told she is having a Matias Graph ...
A: I am a general surgon who specializes in trauma, I believe you are looking for a UroGynecologist, ...
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| colon removal | 8/30/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I have always suffered from a sluggish bowl - usually only go to the toilet onve every 1-2 weeks. My ...
A: There were afew parts of your message I did not understand, The first part that I did not understand ...
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| Colonoscopy | 8/27/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: You are the expert closest to the subject of my question. If you can't answer it, I understand. ...
A: Since you work in the prison system as a guard, You are covered by insurance and the Health ...
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| Colonoscopy | 8/18/2006 | Dawn Caceres |
Q: You are the expert closest to the subject of my question. If you can't answer it, I understand. ...
A: This website is from the ASCRS and details why one should have a colonoscopy...if you do not present ...
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| Anaesthesia | 8/16/2006 | Dawn Caceres |
Q: Am just wondering if you can tell me why patients' eyes are taped over when they are under an ...
A: I believe that I asked the same question one time. I was told the reason tape is placed over a ...
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| swimming with stitches | 8/14/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: My question is is you can go swimming in a pool with stitches. I had a small cyst removed from my ...
A: When you mean this weekend do you mean this friday or saturday? becasue that will be approximately 7 ...
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| surgey in thyroid | 8/9/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: my sister has nerve injury(the superior laryngeal) in operation thyroed. she live in yemen and she ...
A: If it has been 4 years since injury, i doubt any surgeon will be able to do anything to repair the ...
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| Hernia Surgery Long-Term Effects | 8/9/2006 | Dawn Caceres |
Q: About a year ago I had inguinal hernia surgery. My particular surgery involved an open incision and ...
A: I do not know the answer to your question... BUT what I would do is call the surgeon and ask him or ...
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| Post Intetine Surgery Infection | 8/9/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: 21mm of my uncle's large intestine had problem (I think the doctor had told him that the color in ...
A: It looks like that your uncle probably had an ischemic event to the colon, in this situation there ...
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| sutures | 8/9/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: What sutures and kind of needles do you usually use in each layer of skin tissue during general ...
A: Well, usuallt the skin gets closed either with staples or with a subcuticular running suture using ...
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| Multiple Surgery Post-op Workouts | 8/9/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: Late Dec 2004 I had gall bladder larcopscopy, had complications (maybe infected bile duct), for a ...
A: I believe that it would be appropriate for you to resume your workout schedule, however you should ...
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| c-section healing after infection | 8/7/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I had a c-section on November 14 of last year. A week after this, I had to have the incision ...
A: Dea Emily, I recommend that you go back to the Ob/Gyn Specialist. They will most likely ...
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| surgery infections | 8/6/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: In this case there was no outward sings of infection in the incision. The patient was ill and not ...
A: Well, as i have said before, E.coli gets there through different ways. For example, skin ...
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| TENSION FREE VAGINAL TAPE SURGURY | 8/5/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: I HAD TVT SLING SURGURY 8 MONTHS AGO FOR URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE. RECOVERY TIME WAS QUICK AND ...
A: Yes it is possible taht it has failed although not definite. Usually this depends on the mobility of ...
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| Pre and post op for polypectomy | 8/4/2006 | Dawn Caceres |
Q: and thanks in advance for sharing your info with us. I am scheduled to go in next Friday to have a ...
A: Your case is unusual to me in that I haven't seen polypectomies stay and recover in the hospital. I ...
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| transplants | 8/4/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I've heard before that if someone is a relative or friend to the one who needs a corneal transplant ...
A: A corneal transplant can only be given from a deceased person and not from a living person as the ...
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| narrowing of disc spaces and severe pain | 8/4/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: my mother was diagnosed and the X-rays show narrowing of disc spaces between 6th-7th thoracic ...
A: Get a CT or MRI of her spine to assess her verterbrae and intervertebral spaces. If there is indeed ...
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| after surgery hematoma | 8/3/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: My son had a surgical procedure by a urologist. I don't know the name but I will describe it to the ...
A: What your son has is called a varicocoel, it is the primary cause for male infertility in the past ...
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| Post surgery effect on vasectomy | 8/2/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I'm concerned about my husband's vasectomy after he had surgery last month. He had hernia surgery ...
A: It is not uncommon for some people's testicles to swell up after have hernia surgery. But it will ...
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| clicking ribs | 8/2/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: What does it mean when the ribs click? Both of my 10th ribs click whenever I laugh, breath deeply, ...
A: Never heard of thid before. How do you know it is rib 10? In general, if you do situps or deep ...
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| Colostomy & Reversal | 8/2/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: Due to an infection, I had a colostomy & 3 months later a reversal. Since then I have a "belly". I'm ...
A: A 'belly' maybe a hernia, an incisional hernia actually. If it is more like a bulging which ...
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| Nerve regeneration after knee surgery | 7/29/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: My mom is 74 years old and has arthrogryposis. Eight days ago she had total knee replacement ...
A: You are refering to the Peroneal Nerve most likely, Like the Orthopedic Surgeon said, It is not ...
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| transplants | 7/28/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: Yes it is. Do you know anything about it?Do you know anything of eye transplants? Answer - Dear ...
A: Corneal Transplants for the eye have been preformed for the last 50 years and they remove the ...
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| surgery infections | 7/26/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: How or why can e.coli infection grow in lower back surgery site. Thanks, Sharon
A: E.coli is a Bacteria that regularly grows in the bowels. Sometimes there maybe contamination with ...
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| surgery infections | 7/26/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: How or why can e.coli infection grow in lower back surgery site? Thanks, Sharon
A: Good question! Well, E.coli is a bug that is normally found in large bowel. It is also the most ...
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| rib cage survery | 7/26/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: I'm 19 years old. When i was a lot younger I had a significant injury to the left side of my rib ...
A: well, it is possible and you need to see a thoracic surgeon for it, but i would suggest that you ...
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| Sutures | 7/26/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: I am third year med student. I would really appreciate if you can help me with the following: What ...
A: Well, to close the aponeurosis/fascia, we usually use #0 or #1 PDS, which is an absorbable ...
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| Hernia repair healed incorrectly | 7/25/2006 | Khumar Huse |
Q: They used mesh. Recovery was painful, I kept calling the surgeon and was told it was the ...
A: Yeah, you are right, flipped mesh ends, once get scarred, can be very painful. If it affects your ...
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| thyroid nodules | 7/25/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To I remember looking at the 15 slides that were prepared on ...
A: The terms that they used were colloid which is the precursor of Thyroid hormone which is stored in ...
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| oopharectomy | 7/25/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I am having a single oopharectomy next week. I also have a 3 month old baby who still breastfeeds. I ...
A: Generally the gynecologist who preforms the procedure is the best person to tell you what the time ...
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| thyroid nodules | 7/24/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: ------------------------- Followup To 1. TSH, T3 & T4 all are normal 2. FNA done on all three ...
A: However the specimen that was obtained was free of cancer but what was the tissue they obtained? The ...
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| Chronic deep posterior compartment syndrome | 7/21/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I was recently diagnosed with chronic deep posterior compartment syndrome by an orthopedic surgeon. ...
A: I tend to agree with your orthopedic surgeon, the reason why a fasciotomy is good is usually in a an ...
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| thyroid nodules | 7/21/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: Aluri, I have multiple thyroid nodules on both sides of my thyroid measuring 5 to 10mm. (1 on ...
A: I have a few questions before i can fully answer your question, 1) What are the results of the ...
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| Post Surgical Hematoma | 7/17/2006 | Dawn Caceres |
Q: Dawn, I had a Laparoscopic Supracervical Complete Hysterecomy on June 21st. I stayed in the ...
A: I am a surgical nurse not a doctor. These questions you are asking me are those that should be ...
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| bullet wounds | 7/17/2006 | Anil Aluri MD |
Q: I am wondering- If a person is shot in the upper right chest, and the bullet goes out the back ...
A: A person being shot in the right upper chest not having any major organ injury is very lucky and if ...
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