Soft Tissue Mass of Foot
What is gout? and… Foot surgery for gout.
Last week I performed surgery on a patient for gout. Well, for a gouty tophus actually. Gout is a metabolic disease that requires pharmacological treatment and diet changes, not surgery. Surgery is, however, indicated for the symptoms that go along with gout. First I will tell you a little about gout in layman’s terms, then…
Read MoreAnother soft tissue mass to remove this week. – podiatrist NYC
In May I removed a soft tissue mass from this patients left big toe. The pathology report came back as “epidermal inclusion cyst”. In layman’s terms this occurs when the outside dead layer of skin, the epidermis is inverted into the live dermal layer deeper where it does not belong. Well, after removing the lesion…
Read MoreRecurrent Ganglion of tendon sheath – Podiatrist NYC
I just saw a patient with a recurrent ganglion of tendon sheath. She had presented to my office with a large fluid filled mass on top of her right great toe that had been present for three months and was getting larger. She reported that it rubbed on her shoes and caused pain. Twice previously…
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