Steven R. Bruhl, MD, MS

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Gastric Outlet Obstruction Shown in Barium Swallow Study

Steven R. Bruhl, MD, MS;Hollis W. Merrick, MD;Basil E. Akpunonu, MD

April 11th 2011

An 88-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department after she choked on a piece of meat. She had dysphagia of many years’ duration and progressive weight loss over the past 5 years.

Spontaneous Embolization of a Thrombus-in-Transit

Steven R. Bruhl, MD, MS;Samer J. Khouri, MD

October 6th 2009

Chest pain and dyspnea of acute onset prompted a 49-year-old man to seek urgent medical attention. Two months earlier, he had sustained fractures to the right arm and both ankles after a 25-ft fall. Ten days before presentation, the patient’s rehabilitation physician had discontinued daily enoxaparin because of improved mobility and a presumed decreased risk of thromboembolism.

Gastric Outlet Obstruction Often Caused by Malignancy

Steven R. Bruhl, MD, MS;Hollis W. Merrick, MD;Basil E. Akpunonu, MD

September 15th 2007

An 88-year-old woman was brought to the emergency department after she choked on a piece of meat. She had dysphagia of many years' duration and progressive weight loss over the past 5 years.