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Type Of Fixation Pins Matters During Stereotactic Radiosurgery

The study find that the in the field of stereotactic radiosurgery of the brain, the fixation pins that keep a head frame perfectly stable during treatment perform differently. That was the surprising discovery made by Ronald Warnick, MD, a neurosurgeon with Mayfield Brain & Spine and Co-Director of the Gamma Knife Center at The Jewish…

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Video Assisted Lung Surgery Reduces Complications

The researches find that the video-assisted thoracic surgery is associated with lower in-hospital complications and shorter length of stay compared with open surgery among British patients who were diagnosed at an early stage of lung cancer, according to research presented today the IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer, hosted by the International Association for…

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Metabolic Surgery Improves Health In Obese Diabetics

The study find that weight loss surgeries in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes could reduce the risk of death and major untoward heart or cardiovascular events or major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). But This large study also reveals that persons undergoing these surgeries ;have a better diabetes control or blood glucose control and…

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Bypass Surgery And Coronary Stenting With Drug Eluting Stents

The study find that the ten-year survival rates are similar for bypass surgery and coronary stenting with drug-eluting stents in randomized patients with de novo three-vessel and left main coronary artery disease, according to late breaking results from the SYNTAX Extended Survival study presented in a Hot Line Session today at ESC Congress 2019 together…

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Surgical Residents Have Lower Salary Expectations

The study find that the general surgery have lower expectations for a minimum starting salary and perceive salary negotiations less favorably than male residents, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Surgery. Kelsey Gray, M.D., from the University of California in Los Angeles; and colleagues used data from 407 responses from residents…

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Metabolic Surgery Associated With Lower Risk Of Death

The study find that the a  large Cleveland Clinic study shows that weight-loss surgery performed in patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity is associated with a lower risk of death and major adverse cardiovascular events than usual medical care. These patients also lost more weight; had better diabetes control; and used fewer medications for…

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The Likelihood Of A Melanoma Being Treated With Mohs Surgery

The researches find that the use of Mohs surgery for melanoma increased more than threefold, according to a study published online Aug. 28 in JAMA Dermatology. Michael P. Lee; from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk; and colleagues conducted a national cross-sectional analysis involving 79,108 patients undergoing surgical excision for melanoma from Jan. 1, 2001,…

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A Novel Technique For Microsurgery On Calcified Arteries

The researches find that the indications for free tissue transfer have expanded since the advent of microsurgery over the last 50 years. However, microsurgery on vessels containing calcified plaque presents several unique technical challenges. As calcified vessels thicken, they become stiff and difficult to handle during surgery. Needle and anastomotic holes may remain patent, leading…

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A Tissue Sample Is Extracted During Surgery And Taken To A Laboratory

The researches find that the cancer surgery to determine exactly where a tumor starts and where it ends. Removing too much tissue can impair normal functions, but not taking enough can mean the disease could recur. The “MasSpec Pen;” a handheld device in development, could someday enable surgeons to distinguish between cancerous and healthy tissue…

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Surgical Techniques In Gender-Affirming Genital Surgery

The study find that the gender related genitourinary surgeries are vitally important in the management of gender dysphoria. Vaginoplasty, metoidioplasty, phalloplasty and their associated surgeries help patients achieve their main goal of aligning their body and mind. Because These surgeries warrant careful adherence to reconstructive surgical principles as many patients can require corrective surgeries from…