News tagged with incisions
Appendicitis may be related to viral infections
Can you catch appendicitis? And if you do, is it necessarily an emergency that demands immediate surgery?
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 18, 2010 |
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'Revolution is at hand' for breakthroughs in medicine
Someday soon, thanks to advances in medicine, a surgeon will operate on a patient who is not in the same room, but thousands of miles away.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 27, 2011 |
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Oh, my aching back: Give me a shot of ozone
A minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment—that safely and effectively uses oxygen/ozone to relieve the pain of herniated disks—will become standard in the United States in the next few years, predict researchers ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Research reveals first evidence of hunting by prehistoric Ohioans
Cut marks found on Ice Age bones indicate that humans in Ohio hunted or scavenged animal meat earlier than previously known. Dr. Brian Redmond, curator of archaeology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, was lead author ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 01, 2012 |
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On the cutting edge: Zigzag incision technique improves outcome of laser-assisted corneal transplantation
(PhysOrg.com) -- For most of the 40,000 Americans who undergo corneal transplants each year, recovery is uncomfortable and slow, sometimes taking as long as six months. Even then, clear vision may not be fully ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Freezing kidney cancer: Hot treatment should be new gold standard for destroying small tumors
Freezing kidney tumors—using a safe minimally invasive interventional radiology treatment that kills the cancer 100 percent effectively without surgery—should be the gold standard or first treatment option for all individuals ...
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Tailoring surgical glues for specific applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgical adhesives, which can be used to seal tissues after an operation or to repair wounds, are becoming increasingly important parts of a doctor's toolkit. However, their one-size-fits-all ...
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost
New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, "open" appendectomy may be preferable to a less-invasive laparoscopic appendectomy for the majori ...
Feb 03, 2009 |
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The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither ...
Jun 30, 2009 |
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