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Report This Headache Case With Ease

Published on Tue Jun 20, 2023

Question: A new patient reports to the surgeon with severe headaches that have been happening intermittently for the past three weeks. The surgeon orders a computed tomography (CT), which reveals a supratentorial brain lesion. The next day, the surgeon performs a stereotactic excision via burr hole. The pathology on the lesion was benign. How should I report this encounter? Tennessee Subscriber [...]
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