Stanford study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms Oct 28, 2009
He quickly made a small incision in the patient's neck, inserted a catheter a thin plastic tube into the blood vessel. He then used real-time X-ray images (fluoroscopy) to guide the catheter, navigating through the heart and finally reaching the blood clots within the lungs. (EurekAlert!)
UT Southwestern patient first in North Texas to receive newest-generation heart failure device Oct 27, 2009
"The size of the device means the incision is also smaller. The entire implantation surgery takes about four hours," Dr. Meyer said. "Mr. LeBlanc is a really great patient. He's otherwise very healthy, and we believe he will do very well with the LVAD until he can get a new heart.". (EurekAlert!)
Nightmare after surgery Oct 26, 2009
And the American Journal of Managed Care in September 2008 published a study that concluded the cost of bariatric surgery is recouped within two years if the patient has a laparoscopic procedure, with small incisions, and in four years if it's an open procedure with a larger incision. Ironically enough, Smith's surgery was covered by her parents' insurance when she had it in 1999. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Company makes commitment to womens health Oct 23, 2009
After a lumpectomy, a small MammoSite balloon, attached to a thin tube, is placed inside the surgical cavity through a small incision in the breast and inflated with saline solution. A radiation seed, removed after each day s treatment, is delivered to the tissue directly surrounding that cavity where tumors are most likely to recur. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
A Woman with Fever, Abdominal Pain, and Hypotension after Cesarean Section Oct 22, 2009
Three days earlier, an elective cesarean section was performed at another hospital through a transverse incision of the lower uterine segment, and a healthy, full-term infant was delivered. Cefazolin was administered intravenously after clamping of the umbilical cord. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Thyroid surgery safe for older patients, study finds Oct 20, 2009
These include a standard, several-inch incision at the base of the neck for the largest growth as well as include minimally invasive thyroidectomy, in which surgeons work through an incision about half the size of the norm, and an endoscopic approach, in which video monitoring and a thin, ultrasonic scalpel reduce incision size another half. Dr. David Terris, chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in the MCG School of Medicine and a pioneer of the minimally invasive... (EurekAlert!)
Childbirth Is Not Burger King. You Cant Always Have It Your Way. Oct 20, 2009
They yanked so hard they tore the incision further ... Breastfeeding was harder than it had to be (nursing pillows are not compatible with abdominal incisions). (Slate)
Honey as a Wound Therapy Oct 16, 2009
Honey, an Effective Wound Care, Ulcer, Incision, and Burn Dressing ... In a study with rats, honey increased the amount of tissue regrowth in several different kinds of wounds (including incision and burn). (Suite101.com)
Health care in the Hill Country has never been better Oct 16, 2009
Now Mathison tells readers about one-incision hysterectomies, which can shorten the recovery time to 10 days, not six weeks ... Dr. Jonathan Buten can perform the single incision hysterectomy here in town. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
Olympus introduces new medical devices designed for laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery Oct 16, 2009
New disposable multi-instrument access port, curved hand instruments and laparo-thoraco videoscope help advance single-incision surgical procedures ... LESS surgery is an advanced, minimally invasive surgical technique in which an endoscope and hand instruments are inserted through an access port via a single incision often made in the navel ... The three new devices now commercially available include the QuadPort, a disposable multi-instrument access port that can simultaneously accommodate up... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
On-site classes enthrall, unsettle students Oct 16, 2009
Surgeon Peter Mowschenson then brought out his scalpel and made an incision. The students gasped. (Boston Globe)
Impotence, Incontinence Risk Casts Doubt On High-Tech Prostate Surgery Oct 15, 2009
Men who have the prostate-removing surgery, which requires only a small incision and is helped along by robotic technology, do get out of the hospital faster than those who have the older operation, according to the report. Patients who underwent the more high-tech surgery spent an average of two days hospitalized rather than the three-days seen with traditional procedure. (MEDLINEplus)
Minimally Invasive Radical Prostatectomy Shows Advantages, But Also Certain Complications Oct 15, 2009
But this rapid increase has occurred despite limited data on outcomes and greater costs compared with open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP; surgery in which an incision is made in the lower abdomen to remove the prostate, which is located in the pelvis behind the pubic bone). "Moreover, the widespread direct-to-consumer advertising and marketed benefits of robotic-assisted MIRP in the United States may promote publication bias against studies that detail challenges and suboptimal outcomes... (Science Daily)
Less Invasive Procedure For Repair Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm May Reduce Short-term Risk Of Death Oct 15, 2009
Endovascular repair, performed through a catheter inserted into an artery, was developed to provide a less invasive method than the standard open procedure, which involves an abdominal incision. But "limited data are available to assess whether endovascular repair of AAA improves short-term outcomes compared with traditional open repair," the authors write. (Science Daily)
Study Compares Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Methods Oct 15, 2009
Open repair involves an abdominal incision. Of the 45,000 patients in the United States who undergo elective repair of an unruptured AAA each year, more than 1,400 die in the perioperative period -- the first 30 days after surgery or inpatient status. (MEDLINEplus)
Doctors offering implantable contact lenses as option for myopic patients Oct 12, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. This clouding of the lens is usually mild, and if detected early, we just remove the lens and no further formation of the cataract will occur. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Peripheral Blood Flow through the V... Oct 11, 2009
This may begin at the site of incision, or as a guide wire is being pushed through the vein. While there are several mechanisms for returning venous blood to the heart, it does not move as readily as arterial blood. (Suite101.com)
Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care Oct 10, 2009
The most common operations performed included creating a surgical opening in the trachea or stomach for insertion of tubes, or both (n=125); incision and drainage (n=61); gallbladder removal (n=53); and complex abdominal wound care (n=43). . (EurekAlert!)
Surgeons' Unanimous Consensus: Needle Biopsy Is Gold Standard For Breast Cancer Diagnosis Oct 8, 2009
Women who undergo open surgical biopsy are generally put under anesthesia, and a physician creates an incision in the breast through which part of the lump is removed. Because an incision is required, open surgical biopsy carries the risk of infection, complications and scarring ... "If a lesion is diagnosed to be cancer before operative intervention, the surgeon can more precisely plan the optimal location of the incisions for maximum breast conservation," Dr. Silverstein explains. (Science Daily)
TransEnterix raises $55M, will add 50 jobs Oct 8, 2009
SPIDER allows surgeons to perform such surgeries through a single incision instead of the four to five incisions currently required. TransEnterix, a spinoff of business accelerator that raised $21 million in December 2007, plans to add 10 to 15 employees in manufacturing and sales by the end of this year, says company spokeswoman Karen Stinneford. (Triangle Business Journal)
Surgeon is 1st in area to do new procedure Oct 6, 2009
Sandstrom successfully completed a cholecystectomy, or gallbladder removal, using a new procedure that allows the surgery done through one incision rather than four incisions ... The surgical devices allow me to do a laparoscopic surgery through one incision rather than multiple incisions, barely leaving a scar ... By comparison, traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomies involve 4 1/2 inch or smaller incisions that may leave scars. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
Lumbar Disk Injury Oct 2, 2009
This material can be removed via open diskectomy, which involves the creation of an incision over the lumbar spine through which the disk is removed, or microdiskectomy, which involves the removal of the offending disk material through a surgical microscope. Although surgery may lead to more rapid and dramatic improvement for patients with lumbar disk herniation and sciatica, it is important to remember that pain and disability two years after surgery are indistinguishable from pain and... (Suite101.com)
Revolutionary procedure treats kidney cancer Oct 1, 2009
In fact, incidence of kidney cancer has been increasing in the last five to 10 years because of better imaging studies, CT scans, MRI, and ultrasounds that are able to pick up these masses on the kidney's at an earlier point," said Dr. Benjamin Lee, a surgeon and professor of urology at Tulane School of Medicine. Joseph is one of the lucky 50 percent of kidney cancer patients who had a scan for another reason when the cancer was detected. So Lee gave Joseph the option to get rid of the cancer... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Stem Cell Success Points To Way To Regenerate Parathyroid Glands Oct 1, 2009
2, 2009) Surgeons have performed robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery to remove the thyroid gland without an incision or scar on the patient's. (Sep. (Science Daily)
D-backs' Snyder feels better after surgery Sep 30, 2009
"I feel much better. Obviously, it's still sore from where they did the incision, but as far as what I felt before, that's gone. There's no more shooting pain down my leg.". Snyder's back has bothered him almost all season, and it finally landed him on the disabled list June 23. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
5 nuggets of knowledge about stones Sep 30, 2009
There also are medical procedures: Shock wave lithotripsy uses focused sound waves shooting through your body to break up the stone into smaller pieces; a uteroscopy uses a small telescope with a camera inserted into the urethra, then blasts the stone Star Wars-style with a laser beam; and a similar procedure can be used to access stones in the kidney via an incision in your back. You ll be asleep for any procedure (whew. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
ASK DR. H: No scar procedure shows promise Sep 24, 2009
NOTES eliminates the need for traditional incisions and, for the right type of patient, results in much less painful surgery with a much more rapid recovery time. Two examples of NOTES surgery are a transvaginal appendectomy and a transvaginal cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal), where a small incision is made through the vaginal wall to gain access to the abdominal cavity and its organs ... Each requires only two small incisions one in the abdomen and one in the vagina. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A Chip For The Eye? Artificial Vision Enhancers Being Put To The Test Sep 22, 2009
Only the electrodes that stimulate the nerve cells in the retina are inserted inside the eye through a small incision. Chinese researchers are developing retina prostheses that, instead of stimulating the nerve cells of the retina, stimulate the optic nerve directly. (Science Daily)
Considering Vaginal Birth after C-S... Sep 21, 2009
The most common cesarean scar -- a low transverse incision, called a "bikini incision" -- is associated with a 0 ... Low vertical incisions, which are used much more rarely, rupture in 1%-7% of cases ... The rarest c-section incision, called a classical incision, has the highest risk of rupture -- 4%-9. (Suite101.com)
Creighton Device Minimizes Hysterectomy Risks Sep 19, 2009
It has numerous advantages over abdominal hysterectomies, such as reduced recovery time, less blood loss and much smaller incisions ... "The old way, you would generally need an incision about this long," Rice said, drawing a line across her abdomen ... The largest incision using the device is about 1 centimeter long.. (7 KETV Omaha)
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip Conditions is Focus of New Center Sep 19, 2009
Through three tiny incisions, doctors are able to trim bone using a burr or spinning drill. Previously, surgeons only had the option of opening up the entire hip with a large incision, dislocating the hip and then shaving the bone down. (PR Newswire)
House calls: Know Your Stats Sep 18, 2009
Surgical options include open or robotic radical prostatectomy, a procedure in which the entire prostate and seminal vesicles are removed through a small incision. Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy involves the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells, shrink tumors or prevent cancer from spreading. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Sizemore's second surgery goes well Sep 17, 2009
Head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff accompanied Sizemore on the trip to Philly and reported that all went well during the 20-minute procedure, which required a small incision in the region. So that's two successful surgeries in the span of a week for Sizemore, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left elbow on Sept. 9. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Shocked, shocked to find socialism in America Sep 17, 2009
In the process of making a large incision, the doctor unknowingly nicked the lower intestine and punctured the aorta. My friend nearly bled to death before the surgeon discovered his error. (Christian Science Monitor)
Academic Opinion Leaders in the Field of Spine Surgery & Sacroiliac Joint Experts Attend SI-BONE's National Summit on the Diagnosis of Sacroiliac Pathology Sep 17, 2009
Having a small incision surgical option to treat an unmet clinical need like SI Joint Dysfunction should prove to be an enormous benefit to both surgeons and patients alike ... This surgical procedure requires only a minimal incision and uses small, titanium implants. (PR Newswire)
"Parachute" May Help Some Heart Patients Sep 17, 2009
A small incision is made in a leg artery, and it's snaked up to the damaged portion of the pumping chamber of the heart, isolating the inefficient portion of the weakened heart chamber and enabling blood to flow more effectively. Most patients are discharged from the hospital a day after the procedure. (CBS News -- World)
Heart problem delays Gustavssons bid to make Leafs Sep 16, 2009
Doctors have performed an ablation, which requires an incision in the groin area, Wilson said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Common Pain Cream Could Protect Heart During Attack, Study Shows Sep 16, 2009
They also found that a small incision made on the abdomen triggered an 81 percent reduction. Both this and the capsaicin effect are shown to work through similar neurological mechanisms, Jones says. (Science Daily)
Maple Leafs' Gustavsson has heart procedure Sep 16, 2009
Doctors have performed an ablation, which requires an incision in the groin area, Wilson said. "They go in a touch a part of his heart that was misfiring," Wilson said. (ESPN -- NHL)
A pain cream to shield you during heart attack Sep 15, 2009
Revealing their findings, the researchers said that they observed an 85 percent reduction in cardiac cell death when capsaicin was used, and that a small incision made on the abdomen triggered an 81 percent reduction. Both this and the capsaicin effect are shown to work through similar neurological mechanisms. (India Times, India)
By a Nose: Brand New Brain Surgery Sep 15, 2009
In this procedure, an endoscope is put through the nasal passages and an incision is made in the back by an otolaryngologist -- an ear, nose and throat surgeon -- and then handed off to a neurosurgeon to remove tumors at the base of the ... With the endoscope, he said, the operation is a bit less invasive because the incision is made further back in the nasal passages. (ABC News)
Tort Reform: Remedy or Red Herring? Sep 13, 2009
In any event, the residents of Attapulgus, Georgia don't want Chuck Schumer and Olympia Snow dictating the remedy they can pursue when a doctor leaves a pair of scissors in the site of their incision or causes avoidable brain damage to their newborn. Tort reform subsidizes wrongdoing by shielding wrongdoers from accountability for the consequences of their misconduct. (Townhall.com)
Warriors stinging from stadium FieldTurf cuts Sep 9, 2009
Cornerback Jeramy Bryant did not work out Sunday because of a "deep incision" on his right leg caused after he slid on the FieldTurf. He said the cut might require a couple of stitches. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Beware of heartburn or Acid Reflux! Sep 8, 2009
This is then pulled up through the incision made in the neck. The laparoscopic technique ensures that there is no/minimal blood loss and the surgery can be done in three to four hours. (India Times, India)
Twitter Opens a Door to Operating Room Sep 2, 2009
"Putting numbing medication where the incisions will be. Making first incision right now," Corizzo tweeted at the beginning of the procedure. Later, Corizzo sent a message that read: "Right now doctor is cutting across some vessels ents that connect the ovaries to the uterus.". (CBS News)
Televangelist Has Surgery Here Sep 1, 2009
The procedure involves four small openings instead of a full chest incision, yielding less scarring and a faster recovery period ... "We had to remove that appendage, and that's a very detailed and technically demanding procedure using small incisions and a foot-long tool.". (The Pilot Newspaper)
Making the rounds Aug 31, 2009
He had gallbladder surgery two and a half weeks earlier, but the incision is still draining, and he s not recovering as fast as everyone had hoped. The surgeon thinks he might have to go back under the knife. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Fluminense signs Urrutia Aug 28, 2009
But "because his desire to play for Fluminense was so strong, he allowed doctors to withdraw the liquid through a small incision and this accelerated his recovery," the club said in a statement on its Web site. As a result, the Fluminense signed him up. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
MAKO Surgical Corp. to Present At the Thomas Weisel Partners Healthcare Conference 2009 Aug 28, 2009
The MAKO RIO is a surgeon-interactive tactile surgical platform that incorporates a robotic arm and patient-specific visualization technology and prepares the knee joint for the insertion and alignment of MAKO's resurfacing RESTORIS implants through a minimal incision. The FDA-cleared RIO system allows surgeons to provide a precise, consistently reproducible tissue-sparing, bone resurfacing procedure called MAKOplasty(r) to a large, yet underserved patient-specific population suffering from... (Primezone Releases)
New, simple cure can save lives of heart patients Aug 27, 2009
I just fell and I couldn't, but I got right up and I didn't know what had happen," said Reeves. One of the valves in her heart had become hardened with calcium deposits and would no longer open and close properly with each beat. She said she couldn t catch her breath, and that it was very scary. "The valve doesn't open enough for enough blood to get through to get to the brain and when you're upright the brain is the most susceptible part because it's up higher," said Interventional Cardiologist... (WWLTV.com, LA)
Man collapses with ruptured appendix... three weeks after NHS doctors 'took it out'.. Aug 26, 2009
Following the second operation his incision became infected and he was admitted to hospital for a third time for treatment. He said: 'I had a temporary job at a sports shop but when I took in two medical certificates saying I had my appendix out twice they didn't believe me. (The Drudge Report)
Helena doctor uses plaque removal process on blocked leg arteries Aug 25, 2009
From an incision near the groin, Paustian inserts a wire that can be routed into the blocked vessel. Then the tool is fed into the body over the wire to the scene of the blockage. (Helena Independent Record)
Studies challenge vertebroplasty, yet patients and doctors say it works Aug 24, 2009
In the two new studies - one conducted in the United States, the other in Australia - all patients were injected with the same local anesthetic, but those in the control group received no incision or cement injection. Instead, doctors tapped on their numbed backs, simulating a cutting action, while cement was mixed in the operating room so the procedure smelled authentic. (Boston Globe)
Ex-Warrior has tumor Aug 22, 2009
Surgeons will try to make an incision below the rib cage to remove the tumor. If that fails, surgeons will connect him to a bypass heart machine, stop his heart, freeze his body at 20 degrees, and then try to remove the tumor. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Robot's gentle touch aids delicate cancer surgery Aug 22, 2009
Surgeons have developed new minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques and instruments so that procedures that would previously have required a large incision can now be performed through a tiny 10mm cut ... But in MIS this can be very tricky due to access difficulties - as the surgeon must attempt to feel for harder tissue using long, slim instruments via a very small incision. (EurekAlert!)
Evolution Of The Human Appendix: A Biological 'Remnant' No More Aug 22, 2009
15, 2009) Breaking new ground in what many surgeons consider the next frontier in minimally invasive surgery, surgeons have successfully performed an appendectomy with no abdominal incision. The appendix was. (Science Daily)
New robot-assisted surgical method found successful for treatment of thyroid cancer Aug 20, 2009
Surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland the most common treatment for thyroid cancer typically requires a three- to five-inch incision across the front of the neck ... Using the da Vinci Surgical System (Intuitive Surgical), a surgeon removed all or part of the thyroid gland by making an incision under the patient's right arm (in the patient's lesion-side axilla), eliminating the need for a neck incision. (EurekAlert!)
Non-invasive Brain Surgery Moves A Step Closer Aug 20, 2009
The preliminary results in these patients are consistent with conventional therapy - radiofrequency ablation - which is an invasive procedure and involves making an incision in the scalp, drilling a hole in the skull, inserting an electrode through normal brain tissue into the thalamus, and using radiofrequency to create the lesion. This research demonstrates that transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound can be used non-invasively to produce small thermal ablations with extreme precision and... (Science Daily)
Live From the O.R. Aug 19, 2009
Traditional surgery, performed through an open incision, is difficult to televise because of poor visibility. Surgeons make the smallest incisions possible, and their work space is obscured by hands and instruments ... With the advent of laparoscopysurgery conducted using small instruments on narrow steel sticks placed through 1-centimeter incisions in the patient's abdomenthe video image from an instrument-tipped camera that guides the surgery could be displayed in the next room or the... (Slate)
Doctors collaborate on back surgery Aug 13, 2009
"You make a one-inch incision in the back, remove part of the bone on the spine, and remove the substance, which in Steven's case was the consistency of crab meat or gristle.". Called a microdisectomy, most patients recover quickly, including Meyer who said the relief was "immediate.". (Sioux City Journal)
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TrueVision Teams with Ophthalmologists to Help Cure World Blindness for Treatable Cataracts -- Debut of 3D Training Video for Manual, Small-Incision C - Yahoo ... TrueVision Teams with Ophthalmologists to Help Cure World Blindness for Treatable Cataracts -- Debut of 3D Training Video for Manual, Small-Incision C ... The first 3D HD video was captured of the "Manual, small incision cataract surgery" for teaching and training in the fight to cure world blindness from treatable cataracts. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
TrueVision Teams with Ophthalmologists to Help Cure World Blindness for Treatable Cataracts -- Debut of 3D Training Video for Manual, Small-Incision C Aug 13, 2009
The first 3D HD video was captured of the "Manual, small incision cataract surgery" for teaching and training in the fight to cure world blindness from treatable cataracts ... TrueVision Systems, the leader in 3D visualization for cataract surgery, has teamed with Mission Eyes Network and the Christian Ophthalmology Society to record for the first time a 3D HD video for teaching and training of the surgical technique called "Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery" (MSICS) ... "For cataract... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Life claimed by hospital infection Aug 10, 2009
But data is collected only for specific procedures, and cases are not classified by strain of bacteria but by the means through which they enter the body -- through a catheter, for example, or a surgical incision. With her mother in a coma, Betsy Zazzara began what she described as a futile attempt to discover where responsibility lay for her mother's infection. (Albany Times Union)
Branyan dealing with wear and tear Aug 8, 2009
Wakamatsu said the incision is "closing up nicely," and that he'll consult with the team doctors to determine what capacity Aardsma can be used in. There's concern about sweat getting in the incision. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Medical Watch: New back procedure can erase years of pain Aug 8, 2009
A tiny incision is made near the tail bone in the crease of the buttocks ... The old way of doing the surgery took six hours, with a long incision in the back or abdomen ... "Here at Tulane we are one of the few centers in the country that we can do two-level infusion through the same one inch incision," Dr. Melgar explained. (WWLTV.com, LA)
