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Bariatric surgery appears to be safe for carefully selected older, Medicare patients
Complications after bariatric surgery appear similar between patients younger and older than age 60 and also between Medicare recipients and non-recipients. view more (2007-06-19)
Less common procedures less common than thought
The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery announces the results of its 2009 Less Common Cosmetic Procedures consumer survey. view more (2009-07-30)
OHSU eye doctor says laser surgery safer than contacts
Traditional assumptions have held that contact lenses are safer than laser surgery to correct vision problems. view more (2006-10-10)
Urgent Surgery Is Not Always Necessary To Treat Stroke Caused By Brain Haemorrhage
The results of a major international Medical Research Council (MRC) trial, undertaken in collaboration with the Stroke Association, show that early surgery is not always the best treatment for one of the commonest and most lethal forms of stroke. The results of the trial, published in this week's edition of The Lancet, will help doctors decide the... view more... (2005-01-27)
Freezing kidney tumors is a safe alternative to surgery
Percutaneous cryoablation, a relatively non-invasive technique that destroys tumors by freezing them, is a safe method for treating kidney tumors in selected patients who are not considered candidates for surgery, according to a new study by researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. view more (2006-05-01)
New study compares after-hours and daytime surgery success rates
Patients who have after-hour orthopaedic surgeries risk a slightly higher rate of necessary follow-up surgeries, according to a study published in the September 2009 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS). view more (2009-09-02)
Stent Or Bypass Surgery For Coronary Artery Disease?
An international study in this week`s issue of THE LANCET highlights how patients given bypass surgery for blocked or narrowed coronary arteries are less likely to require further intervention than patients given stent-assisted balloon angioplasty. The study also reported an apparent survival benefit for patients given bypass surgery over those... view more... (2002-09-25)
Nasal surgery creates feminine profiles in male-to-female transsexuals
Nasal surgery appears to effectively create feminine facial profiles in patients undergoing male-to-female gender reassignment, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. view more (2007-09-18)
ELDERLY PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM CAROTID SURGERY (pp1142, 1154)
Surgery has long been contraindicated in elderly people, who are often thought of as too frail to survive the invasive procedures involved. Research published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET, however, indicates that surgery aimed at preventing stroke is actually more beneficial in older people than in younger individuals. Henry J M... view more... (2001-04-11)
Early results indicate radiofreqency ablation useful in treating ovarian cancer metastasis
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses a high frequency electric current to kill tumor cells, is effective in achieving local control in selected patients with metastasis from ovarian cancer. view more (2006-09-29)
Bare-metal stents are better for some heart patients
While drug-eluting stents are effective in keeping open diseased heart arteries, they should not be used for patients who need to have non-cardiac surgery a short time after an interventional heart procedure. view more (2007-05-14)
Risk of surgery for lung cancer lower at teaching hospitals
Patients cared for by hospitals with residents in training have a 17 percent less chance of dying after lung cancer surgery compared with patients undergoing surgery at non-teaching hospitals, according to results of a Johns Hopkins study published in the March issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. view more (2008-03-05)
Swell gel could bring relief to back pain sufferers
Scientists at The University of Manchester believe injections of tiny sponge-like particles could provide an alternative to major surgery in the treatment of chronic lower back pain. view more (2007-03-20)
Men with bladder exstrophy report robust sex lives, but women fare worse, Hopkins study shows
Adult men born with a severe urological anomaly in which the bladder forms outside of the abdomen report much more robust sexual lives than women born with the same condition, according to a small study led by urologists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. view more (2007-10-29)
Guideline: Surgery may be considered for extreme face pain
A new guideline developed by the American Academy of Neurology finds surgery may be considered for people who suffer from extreme, electric shock-like pain in their face and do not respond well to drugs. view more (2008-08-21)
Bayer launches Phase III clinical study of Trasylol in elective spinal fusion surgery
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE: BAY) today announced the initiation of a Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Trasylol® (aprotinin injection) in reducing blood loss and the need for transfusion in adult patients undergoing elective spinal fusion surgery. view more (2005-12-09)
New data examine stents and bypass surgery in patients with 3VD and LMD
Newly reported data presented at the 20th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) from the SYNTAX clinical trial (SYNergy Between PCI With TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery) reveal similar safety and efficacy outcomes when the use of a drug-eluting stent is... view more... (2008-10-15)
Obesity surgery translates to cardiac benefit
As rates of obesity in America continue to soar, surgery has become an increasingly popular solution when diet and exercise regimens fail. view more (2006-03-14)
Where surgery was the standard, casting may be the future
When parents are told their babies' scoliosis needs treatment, they often try bracing first. If that fails, they need surgery to place metal rods in their backs with spinal fusion later on. These children face the risk of complications from the surgery and their backs and chests may be stiff for life. view more (2009-10-01)
Patients positively weigh in on liposuction
Patients are weighing in on liposuction, the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery procedure in 2005, and resoundingly saying they would have the procedure again. view more (2006-05-08)
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