Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Comparative Efficacy of Embolic Agents for Single-Session Meningeal Artery Embolization and Surgical Evacuation: Evaluating Liquids, Particles, and Adjunct Coils

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Single-session middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) combined with surgical evacuation is an emerging strategy for management of patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH). However, comparative outcome data based on embolic material selection...

Approach to Chronic Pelvic Pain for the Colorectal Surgeon

Thirty-five-year-old female presents with a history of chronic constipation, gastroparesis, chronic lower abdominal pain, and anxiety. She is diagnosed with colonic inertia and undergoes a total abdominal colectomy with ileorectal anastomosis. She initially does well with resolut...