University of Illinois at Chicago

Robotic transplant an option for obese kidney patients

Obese patients who received robotic kidney transplants had fewer wound complications than patients who received traditional "open" transplant surgery, according to surgeons at the University of Illinois Hospital ...

Surgery created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UIC information specialists ease switch to new healthcare codes

University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have developed a website that walks healthcare providers through the challenging transition from the current International Classification of Diseases—ICD-9—to the new ICD-10.

Health created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemo, radiation followed by surgery improves survival in lung cancer patients

In one of the largest observational studies of its kind, researchers report that a combination of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery in patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer improves survival.

Cancer created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0