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vagal foramen? (nm)

Posted By: clhmt on 2007-01-18
In Reply to: s/l vagal fornoma....sm - IndianaMT

Subject: vagal foramen? (nm)

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s/l vagal fornoma....sm
Subject: s/l vagal fornoma....sm

The patient had a very large vagal fornoma status post resection of that through a transcervical approach and a right thyroplasty... Cranial nerves II-XII are normal with the exception of the right vagal paralysis.


I tried different spellings, even vagofornoma, and I'm not getting anything to come up on google.


Patient became s/l vagal -
Subject: Patient became s/l vagal -


VAGAL conversion.....
Subject: VAGAL conversion.....


vagal bradycardia

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1. any excessive cardiac slowing due to stimulation of the vagus nerves.







Could you be hearing vagal schwannoma? (nm)
Subject: Could you be hearing vagal schwannoma? (nm)

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vAGAL NERVE STIMULATOR
Subject: vAGAL NERVE STIMULATOR

It might be lead impedance test


I believe that's what he meant. I've never heard it said as vagal, but he's clear.
Subject: I believe that's what he meant. I've never heard it said as vagal, but he's clear.


obturator foramen ... nm
Subject: obturator foramen ... nm

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agree with foramen nm
Subject: agree with foramen nm

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Neural Foramen SM
Subject: Neural Foramen SM

left neural foramen


right neural foramen


bilateral neural foramina


neuroforamen not an accepted word (although people try to use it)


L5 neural foramen -- nm
Subject: L5 neural foramen -- nm


Foramen ovale?
Subject: Foramen ovale?

If it is a cardiac patient, may be the above?
Foramen of bigeminy?
Subject: Foramen of bigeminy?

Report is for a patient with Arnold-Chiari malformation, procedure is a supraoccipital craniectomy. Surgeon refers to foramen of s/l bigeminy? several times but I cannot document this. Any help appreciated!


it was foramen of Magendie!
Subject: it was foramen of Magendie!

that was a new one for me, but kept googling until I figured it out! Thanks for your help, I did not think it was bigeminy either, but that was what it sounded like. He is an ESL neurosurgeon and very difficult to understand.
Foramina is plural for foramen.
Subject: Foramina is plural for foramen.


how about patent foramen ovale??..nm
Subject: how about patent foramen ovale??..nm

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neural foramen - per Dorland's Med dictionary NM
Subject: neural foramen - per Dorland's Med dictionary NM

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i found patent foramen ovale so you are right, thanks! nm
Subject: i found patent foramen ovale so you are right, thanks! nm


WILD GUESS... patent foramen ovale?
Subject: WILD GUESS... patent foramen ovale?


After doing radiology for centuries :), I was told it is always neural foramen (two words). SM
Subject: After doing radiology for centuries :), I was told it is always neural foramen (two words). SM

I don't know how accurate that is, but I've been told this by several radiologists - some nice and some not so nice! 
I have done transcription for about forty years. It has always been neural foramen or foramina and
Subject: I have done transcription for about forty years. It has always been neural foramen or foramina and

NOT NEUROFORAMINAL.
All I could fine is mental foramen and lesser palatine or nasopalatine nerves?
Subject: All I could fine is mental foramen and lesser palatine or nasopalatine nerves?


neural foramina is the plural of neural foramen (nm)
Subject: neural foramina is the plural of neural foramen (nm)

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