http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Outcomes after surgery have always been difficult to determine. Now a new case study on more than 500 hip procedures highlights that complication rates may be even higher than previous reports, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in Chicago, IL. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-hip-surgery-complication-higher-previously.html Surgery Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:39:05 EST news283225118 A stroke survivor's chances of living independently after 90 days are not improved by the use of devices inserted into the artery to dissolve or remove a stroke-causing clot shortly after the onset of symptoms, according to a randomized controlled trial involving 656 patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-clot-retrieval-devices-stroke-related-disability.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:00:03 EST news279448362 Tiny calcium deposits can be a telltale sign of breast cancer. However, in the majority of cases these microcalcifications signal a benign condition. A new diagnostic procedure developed at MIT and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) could help doctors more accurately distinguish between cancerous and noncancerous cases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-accuracy-cancer-spectroscopy-technique-doctors.html Cancer Thu, 03 Jan 2013 06:50:01 EST news276417129 A new type of heart valve surgery known as transcatheter aortic valve implantation "cannot be justified on medical or cost effectiveness grounds" warn experts in a paper published in BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-minimally-invasive-heart-valve-surgery.html Cardiology Tue, 31 Jul 2012 18:30:01 EST news262968994 Surgeons from the Instituto de Patologia da Coluna in Sao Paulo, Brazil have found that an innovative minimally invasive surgical procedure performed to achieve two-level axial lumbar interbody fusion produced immediate successful results, but within 2 years complications set in, making the procedure far less desirable. Findings of this study are reported in the article "Results and complications after 2-level axial lumbar interbody fusion with a minimum 2-year follow-up. Clinical article," by Luis Marchi, Leonardo Oliveira, Etevaldo Coutinho, M.D., and Luiz Pimenta, M.D., Ph.D., published this week online in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-complications-two-level-axial-lumbar-interbody.html Surgery Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:02:30 EST news261997287 Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, according to a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-obese-appendectomy-patients-complications-minimally.html Surgery Wed, 27 Jun 2012 01:00:01 EST news259948283 Doctors at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre today performed a minimally invasive surgical procedure to treat high blood pressure, called renal denervation, for the first time in Canada. The procedure can significantly reduce high blood pressure in patients who cannot effectively treat their hypertension through drugs. These patients, numbering approximately 250,000 Canadians, have to endure an especially high risk of heart attacks and stroke, which continues to kill thousands of Canadians every year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-canada-renal-denervation-procedure-high.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:17:36 EST news246032221 Brain aneurysms are balloon-like out-pouchings that can develop off of brain arteries. Like balloons, these out-pouchings can burst causing a devastating type of stroke as blood leaks in and around the brain. Many years ago brain aneurysms could only be treated with a major, invasive surgical procedure that involved opening the skull and working around the folds of the brain to place a metal clip across the base of the aneurysm. This procedure usually took several hours, required a hospital stay of about a week and often left patients out of work for several weeks. In recent years, minimally invasive brain aneurysm treatment called aneurysm coil embolization or aneurysm coiling has become increasingly popular. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-medical-minute-pipes-brain-treatment.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:09:50 EST news242636979 Autism and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) are currently diagnosed primarily through subjective observation of autistic behaviors. However, new research, presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), suggests that a physical abnormality in the airway may be a prominent indicator for autism and autistic spectrum disorders, making it a possible diagnostic marker for this disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-link-autism-airway-abnormality.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:24:32 EST news238649062