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Endoscopic surgery effectively relieves sinusitis symptoms; large pooled study
Endoscopic sinus surgery can significantly relieve symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis - inflammation of the sinus cavities - according to a research team, led by a Georgetown physician, which conducted the first large-scale analysis of surgical outcomes from the procedure.   view more (2009-05-01)

Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Can Improve Chemotherapy Outcomes
Patients who undergo a minimally invasive lung cancer surgery called thoracoscopic lobectomy may derive more benefit from the chemotherapy that follows, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.   view more (2007-04-10)

How to diagnoses and treat biliary rhabdomyosarcoma efficiently?
BRMS is an uncommon cause of recurrent jaundice and conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in children. Because its presentation may mimic that of a choledochal cyst, the correct diagnosis is frequently made intraoperatively at a planned choledochal cystectomy.   view more (2008-09-22)

Herbal supplements, a smoking gun in plastic surgery
Natural herbal supplements are supposed to help boost our immune systems, give us more energy and make us generally healthier.   view more (2006-02-14)

NEW DEVICE COULD REVOLUTIONISE CORONARY-ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY
A new surgical device that has been used by a Swiss medical team could greatly reduce the time and skill required for coronary-artery bypass surgery, conclude authors of a fast-track research letter available from THE LANCET's website today (Monday 19 March 2001). Friedrich Eckstein, Thierry Carrel, and colleagues from University Hospital, Bern,... view more... (2001-03-16)

Study finds ACL reconstruction on the rise
Patients who have their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructed are more likely to have subsequent knee surgery if they are women or are treated by a surgeon who does a low volume of ACL reconstructions.   view more (2009-10-02)

MRC Scientists Find Better Way to Predict the Outcome of Breast Cancer Following Surgery
MRC Scientists have found a better way to predict the outcome of breast cancer following surgery which might lead to the improved management of the disease. The discovery, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, complements the methods doctors currently use to predict the outcome of breast cancer following surgery in order to choose the... view more... (2003-12-03)

Cosmetic eyelid surgery can boost quality of life for patients
Cosmetic surgery that repairs droopy eyelids, also known as blepharoplasty, has an overall positive impact on patients' quality of life (QOL).   view more (2009-10-05)

Gene test determines risk of heart surgery complications
Genetic differences can explain why some patients undergoing heart surgery later experience shock and kidney complications.   view more (2009-05-01)

No benefit to "nil by mouth" after surgery
There is no benefit in keeping patients "nil by mouth" (a period of starvation) after gastrointestinal surgery, suggests a study in this week's BMJ. These findings should challenge doctors to consider starting early feeding in these patients. Eleven trials comparing enteral (tube) feeding within 24 hours after surgery with nil by mouth... view more... (2001-10-03)

Tonsillectomy significantly improves quality of life in adult and pediatric patients
Tonsillectomies to treat chronic and recurrent tonsillitis substantially improve a patient's quality of live in both children and adults, according to two new studies published as a supplement to the January 2008 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.   view more (2008-01-02)

Calorie restriction causes temporal changes in liver metabolism
Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle.   view more (2009-05-05)

Sleep disordered breathing and obesity: Independent effects, causes
In a study that addressed the issue of insulin sensitivity with respect to sleep disordered breathing (SDB), Naresh Punjabi, M.D., Ph.D. sought to examine the relationship between SDB and insulin resistance using the best tools at his disposal to do so.   view more (2009-01-23)

Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients
For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis questions those assumptions.   view more (2009-11-20)

Jefferson scientists find that plavix appears to be safe during and after heart bypass
Heart surgeons don't have to choose between taking a coronary-bypass patient off the popular anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) after off-pump heart bypass surgery or having the patient bleed excessively in the days following surgery, according to a new study by researchers at Jefferson Medical College.   view more (2007-03-28)

OHSU researchers: Surgery, radiation gives early survival advantage in bile duct cancer
Oregon Health & Science University researchers are reporting the discovery of an early survival advantage when a combination of surgery and radiation therapy is used for patients with a rare but deadly bile duct cancer.   view more (2007-10-29)

Surgery not necessary for most late-stage colorectal cancers
A new study shows that a large majority of patients who present with advanced colorectal cancer that has spread to other organs (stage IV) don't require immediate surgery to remove the primary tumor in the colon.   view more (2009-06-01)

Averting postsurgical infections in kids: Give antibiotics within hour before first incision
Giving children preventive antibiotics within one hour before they undergo spinal surgery greatly reduces the risk for serious infections after the surgery.   view more (2008-07-21)

Collagen injections can help some incontinence patients when surgery fails, researcher finds
Collagen injections can benefit women who still suffer from stress urinary incontinence (SUI) even after urethral or periurethral surgery, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.   view more (2009-03-17)

Surgeon warns that hospitals need to face the resource implications of breast reconstruction surgery
Roughly three mastectomies can be carried out in the time it takes to do a mastectomy immediately followed by breast reconstruction surgery, a surgeon reported to the 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona today (Thursday 21 March). Stephen Dace (who was a Senior Registrar at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital in Liverpool, UK, at... view more... (2002-03-19)
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