Also known as: Ruptured triple-A
A hypothetical case used by Callie Torres to test Meredith's board preparation, involving a 7.5 centimeter abdominal aortic aneurysm in an 85-year-old patient requiring stent graft repair.
Also known as: Short bowel syndrome
Neil Sheridan, 62, has short gut syndrome from small intestine resection, leading to liver failure from years of TPN. He requires a multi-organ transplant including small intestine, large intestine, stomach, pancreas, and liver. The surgery is initially canceled when a tumor is found in the donor liver, but Dr. Webber proceeds after determining it's a benign adenoma.
Jason Cooper has advanced juvenile arthritis causing fusion of his jaw and extensive fusion of C2-C4 vertebrae. He has been on a feeding tube for eight months and requires jaw reconstruction with titanium hinges. The surgery is complicated by a major oral abscess and difficulty with intubation due to his cervical fusion.
A hypothetical board study case involving a woman with dysuria, incomplete voiding, and palpable suburethral mass. Discussed as a differential diagnosis requiring partial ablation if proximal to prevent fistula formation.
Also known as: Liver tumor
A benign adenoma found in the donor liver intended for Neil Sheridan's transplant. Initially causes the transplant to be canceled by Chief Sloan, but Dr. Webber advocates for resecting the tumor and proceeding with the transplant.