SAMUEL E. GREENBERG, M.D. Summary: A pregnancy outside of the Uterine cavity is called an Ectopic pregnancy. It usually occurs in the Fallopian tube because the fertilized egg is trapped there by partial obstructions or sluggish motility, caused by previous injury to the tube or hormonal imbalance. The patient may have abdominal or pelvic pain, Read more

SAMUEL E. GREENBERG, M.D. OSTEOPOROSIS Osteoporosis: A disease characterized by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to enhanced bone fragility and a con- sequent increase in fracture incidence. Bone srength reflects the integration of bone density and bone quality. SUMMARY: Osteoporosis is very common, especially in postmenopausal females and in Read more

Francis C. Evans, M.D., FACS Despite the great advances in medicine, breast cancer remains for the most part an unpreventable disease, and is the most common cancer in women. The majority of women with breast cancer indeed are cured of their disease; nonetheless, breast cancer is only secondary to lung cancer among the causes of Read more

Contributing Author, Cardiothoracic Surgeon Cancer is a pervasive part of our society. It affects all ages and each generation has its unique experiences with this menace to our well being. Gastroesophageal cancer is a silent stalker here in the South. More specifically, it is a cancer that develops at the junction between the esophagus, the Read more

SAMUEL E. GREENBERG, M.D. MYALGIA MYOSITIS RHABDOMYOLYSIS SUMMARY: RHABDOMYOLYSIS is a syndrome resulting from destruction of striate(skeletal) muscle cells with leakage of muscle intracellular toxins into the bloodstream, characterized by few symptoms, the most common being myalgia (muscle aches and cramps) and dark urine, and few sentinel laboratory findings, the most specific being a positive Read more

Leon J. Frazin MD Transesophageal echocardiography, which physicians call TEE, is a Special form of echocardiography. Echocardiography is the second most commonly ordered test in Cardiology. It utilizes high frequency sound waves which are not audible to the human ear. These sound waves are emitted from a special device called a transducer which is held Read more

Samuel E. Greenberg, M.D. CARDIOMYOPATHY is as the name implies, i.e., pathology of the myocardium, (heart muscle), of the cardia (heart). Initially, it was applied to unknown causes of deteriorating heart muscle function, principally in young, otherwise healthy persons, although, it may also include the old as well. As our knowledge of causes and pathology Read more

Samuel E. Greenberg, M.D. Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a condition, not a disease. It is a constellation of signs and symptoms, caused by a multitude of diseases, not all of which, primarily involve the heart muscle. This explains why most states, Louisiana in particular, preclude the use of heart failure, as well as respiratory Read more

Contributing Author, Cardiothoracic Surgeon Thoracoscopic surgery of the chest was first described in terms of its original concept in 1922 by Dr. Jacobaeus. He was far ahead of his time in terms of originality of thought and almost 50 years ahead of the technology needed to make this exciting new diagnostic and therapeutic tool available Read more

Francis C. Evans, M.D. FACS When a lump is found in a woman’s breast, and it is not a fluid-filled cyst, it usually requires removal, both for diagnosis to see whether or not it might be a cancer, and for treatment. Surgery to remove or biopsy breast lesions is relative simple, not usually associated with Read more