News articles tagged with 'surgery'
Last-resort lower-body amputation effective in extreme cases of bone infection
— 18 Nov 2009 12:35 | HealthA landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years... — full story
Need for emergency airway surgery for hard-to-intubate patients reduced
— 18 Nov 2009 12:00 | HealthBe prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy may make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during... — full story
Treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life
— 17 Nov 2009 15:59 | HealthCoronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients who were screened for depression after surgery and then cared for by a nurse-led team of health care specialists via telephone reported... — full story
Telephone-delivered care for treating depression after CABG surgery appears to improve outcomes
— 17 Nov 2009 13:34 | HealthPatients who received telephone-delivered collaborative care for treatment of depression after coronary artery bypass graft surgery reported greater improvement in measures of quality... — full story
Use of rib cartilage grafts in rhinoplasty results in patient satisfaction, few complications
— 17 Nov 2009 12:49 | HealthRib cartilage from human donors is well tolerated as a grafting material in nasal plastic surgery and yields positive functional, structural and cosmetic results, even in complex cases,... — full story
Study finds mixed results comparing two surgical strategies for infant heart defect
— 16 Nov 2009 11:55 | HealthInfants born with a severely underdeveloped heart are more likely to survive to their first birthday when treated with a new shunt procedure - yet it may not be the safest surgery long... — full story
Surgeon 'gluing' the breastbone together after open-heart surgery
— 15 Nov 2009 14:41 | HealthAn innovative method is being used to repair the breastbone after it is intentionally broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery. The technique uses a state-of-the-art... — full story
Persistent pain common for many women 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment
— 11 Nov 2009 11:28 | HealthNearly 50 percent of women surveyed indicate they experience pain symptoms 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment, with women who were younger or who received supplemental radiation... — full story
Laser surgery does not appear to have long-term effects on corneal cells
— 10 Nov 2009 13:55 | HealthLaser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according... — full story
Plastic surgeons offer microsurgery technique for breast reconstruction, tummy tuck after mastectomy
— 6 Nov 2009 11:18 | HealthSince her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too... — full story