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Surgery remans an option for advanced lung cancer
In recent years, oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery.   view more (2009-07-27)

Breakthrough for Kids with Epilepsy: Surgery Reduces Seizures and Increases IQ
A study on 50 preschool-aged children with epilepsy who underwent surgical treatment showed significant improvements on overall cognitive development and left many seizure-free. The article is published in the journal Epilepsia.   view more (2005-04-22)

Case School of Engineering professor applies virtual reality simulation to train world's brain and heart surgeons
Virtual reality simulation tools are already revolutionizing the way dentists are taught at Case Western Reserve University.   view more (2006-03-02)

New cardiac MRI pinpoints closed arteries without surgery
A new cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique can noninvasively demonstrate blockage of the coronary arteries with high diagnostic accuracy, according to a study featured in the July issue of Radiology.   view more (2006-06-27)

Abrupt withdrawal of drugs to prepare for surgery can be dangerous
(Editorial: The risks of interrupting drug treatment before surgery) Abruptly stopping drug treatments before surgery can be dangerous and increase the risk of postoperative complications, suggests an editorial in this week?s BMJ. Surgery, particularly major abdominal surgery, affects the rate at which stomach contents are emptied, so reducing... view more... (2000-09-19)

Blood Poisoning Vaccine Ready for Human Trials
A combined British and US research team has developed the world's first vaccine against endotoxin, which is a key cause of blood poisoning and death after major surgery for cancer or heart disease. The announcement was made at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Meeting in Edinburgh today, Tuesday 8 April 2003. "Most people make a... view more... (2003-04-02)

Sealing off portion of intestinal lining treats obesity, resolves diabetes in animal model
Lining the upper portion of the small intestine with an impermeable sleeve led to both weight loss and restoration of normal glucose metabolism in an animal model of obesity-induced diabetes.   view more (2008-11-25)

Bariatric surgery complication rates high in some hospitals, new HealthGrades ratings and study show
In-hospital bariatric surgery complication rates vary dramatically among the nation's hospitals, according to a study released today by HealthGrades, the leading healthcare ratings company.   view more (2006-11-13)

Complications in plastic surgery are unrelated to duration of anesthesia
The length of time patients spend under anesthesia during facial plastic surgery procedures does not appear to be linked to their risk of complications or death, Yale School of Medicine researchers report this month in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.   view more (2006-01-24)

Delay in surgery decreases survival for bladder cancer patients
Bladder cancer patients whose surgery was delayed for more than three months after their diagnosis were more likely to die from their disease than patients whose surgery was performed sooner.   view more (2006-03-28)

SURGERY FOR COLORECTAL CANCER IN ELDERLY PATIENTS
Colorectal cancer is the most common malignant disease in elderly people, with over 70% of cases occurring in those aged 65 years or older. Doctors often have to decide whether surgery will be worthwhile in terms of the patient's life expectancy and the quality of life they can expect after surgery. In fact, fewer elderly patients undergo surgery... view more... (2000-09-14)

Waiting times too long for bariatric surgery
Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications, and its prevalence has reached alarming epidemic proportions.   view more (2009-06-04)

No justification for denying obese patients knee replacements
There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: They benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.   view more (2008-07-24)

Proposals to regulate cosmetic surgery will not protect the public
Government proposals for regulating cosmetic surgery in the United Kingdom would permit unqualified surgeons to remain in practice, according to an editorial in this week's BMJ. The proposals demand only that surgeons be medically qualified and have attended some postgraduate courses, despite unanimous advice from the profession on the importance... view more... (2002-05-22)

ASGE issues guidelines on the role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued guidelines on the role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient.   view more (2008-07-28)

Penn researchers enlist proteins to 'switch on' heart tissue repair system in animal models
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine are utilizing a protein to "switch on" the ability to repair damaged heart tissue.   view more (2006-07-10)

Robot-assisted, laparoscopic surgery for vaginal vault prolapse found to be effective
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that laparoscopic surgery assisted by a surgical robot to fix vaginal vault prolapse, a collapse of the vagina that can occur after a hysterectomy, is an effective option to the traditional, open surgical repair when measured at least a year after the surgery.   view more (2006-07-24)

Some patients with heart attack shock survive years after aggressive treatment
Despite advances in treatment, people with a heart attack who survive the first hit and get to a hospital remain in danger. Almost one out of 10 of these patients will develop cardiogenic shock in which the heart malfunctions, causing an inadequate amount of blood to be pumped to the vital organs.   view more (2006-06-07)

Death rates decline following coronary bypass surgery regardless of hospital volume
Rates of death following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery have declined since 1997 while the number of procedures performed has decreased, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2008-04-22)

Clitoral Surgery Could Impair Sexual Function For People With Intersex Conditions (pp 1236, 1252)
UK researchers highlight in this week's issue of THE LANCET how clitoral-reduction surgery for infants born with intersex conditions could have a substantial negative impact on sexual functioning in adulthood. Around 1 in 2000 births result in intersex conditions--abnormal development of the reproductive system--which is often characterised by... view more... (2003-04-09)
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