News tagged with chest surgery

Trying little-known option to seal a leaky lung

(AP) -- The final straw came when Guy Vance's chest, neck and face ballooned, little air bubbles in his skin crackling to the touch - all because of a leak somewhere in his lung.

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created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New device implanted by surgeons help paralyzed patients breathe easier

Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-Invasive Technology Evaluated to Treat Cardiac Chest Pain

(PhysOrg.com) -- UC San Diego Health System is enrolling a small group of patients in a two-year study to examine the safety of a non-invasive cardiac shock wave procedure for patients with chest pain caused ...

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created May 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two decades of Nuss procedure outcomes: Refinements in groundbreaking surgery for chest deformity

Since 1987, when a surgeon at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters developed a minimally-invasive surgery to correct sunken chest, the procedure has been adopted world-wide as a standard of care and continually refined ...

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created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer-aided system effectively detects and measures pneumothoraces in chest trauma patients

A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in busy emergency room settings, according to a study performed ...

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0