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Stem cell-powered implant set to revolutionize orthopedic surgery (w/ Video)

Scientists at the University of Glasgow are working to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to improve orthopaedic implant surgery.

Surgery created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study allays concerns about endoscopic vein harvesting during heart surgery

Using an endoscope to guide the removal of leg veins used in heart surgery is as safe as using large, ankle-to-groin incisions, according to a study by Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Surgery created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Use of surgical robots booming despite hefty cost

Dr. John Lenihan sits at a computer console about 20 feet from his hysterectomy patient lying on the operating table.

Surgery created Jul 17, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study suggests changes in rotator cuff surgery rehabilitation needed

A new Hospital for Special Surgery study suggests that the current rehabilitation used for patients undergoing tendon-bone repairs such as rotator cuff repair may be partially to blame for the high rates of ...

Surgery created Jul 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Individual perspectives improve laparoscopy

What makes laparoscopic surgery "minimally invasive" — instruments enter the patient through narrow tubes — also makes it visually constraining. As they work on different tasks, surgeons all see ...

Surgery created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Italy hospital conducts first fully robotic liver procedure

A medical transplant centre on the Italian island of Sicily said Monday it had carried out the world's first partial liver transplant using only a robot to remove the organ of the donor.

Surgery created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Binge eating improves with deep brain stimulation surgery

Deep brain stimulation reduces binge eating in mice, suggesting that this surgery, which is approved for treatment of certain neurologic and psychiatric disorders, may also be an effective therapy for obesity. Presentation ...

Surgery created Jun 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pitt develops biodegradable artery graft to enhance bypass surgeries

(Medical Xpress) -- With the University of Pittsburgh's development of a cell-free, biodegradable artery graft comes a potentially transformative change in coronary artery bypass surgeries: Within 90 days after surgery, the ...

Surgery created Jun 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lab-engineered kidney project reaches early milestone

Regenerative medicine researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have reached an early milestone in a long-term project that aims to build replacement kidneys in the lab to help solve the shortage of donor organs.

Surgery created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight-loss surgery cuts heart risk 7 years later: study

(HealthDay) -- Seven years after they underwent weight-loss surgery, patients as a whole fared better on several measurements of their risk of cardiac problems, a new study finds, and many returned to normal ...

Surgery created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery appears to be safer than open procedure

A study that examined national outcome differences between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests that the minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure was associated with greater safety ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Minimally invasive approach to weight-loss surgery reduces complications, study shows

A study by researchers at Stanford University Medical Center has found that a popular weight-loss operation is safer and reduces hospital bills when done with minimally invasive techniques rather than open surgery, which ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood test identifies increased risk of death following noncardiac surgery

A simple blood test can help identify people who are at high risk of dying within the month after non-cardiac surgery, a study by McMaster University researchers has found.

Surgery created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Moveable magnets used to forge gastric bypass in pigs

(HealthDay) -- In a scenario reminiscent of the film Fantastic Voyage, researchers have found a way to perform nearly surgery-free gastric bypass procedures in pigs using only a local anesthetic.

Surgery created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Want to avoid ED following prostate cancer surgery? Find an experienced, gentle surgeon

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer in the U.S., and radical prostatectomy, the surgical removal of the prostate gland, remains the most popular therapeutic option, accounting for ...

Surgery created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast