News tagged with surgical implantation
Tiny, implantable coil promises hope for emphysema patients
A small, easily implantable device called the Lung Volume Reduction Coil (LVRC) may play a key role in the treatment of two types of emphysema, according to a study conducted in Europe. Results of the study indicate the beneficial ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 20, 2013 |
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Implanted device predicts epilepsy seizures in humans
For the first time, a small device implanted in the brain has accurately predicted the onset of seizures in some adults who have epilepsy that doesn't respond to drugs, according to a small proof-of-concept study published ...
Neuroscience
May 01, 2013 |
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High mortality, morbidity with early-onset scoliosis surgery
(HealthDay)—Surgery for patients with early-onset scoliosis is associated with an 18 percent mortality rate and an 84 percent complication rate, according to research published in the Feb. 15 issue of Spine.
Surgery
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Sacral nerve stimulator helps manage chronic incontinence in children
Incontinence is typically a condition associated with adults; however, many children also struggle with incontinence – bladder, bowel or both. In order to help these children, doctors at Nationwide Children's Hospital have ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Potential new technique for anticancer radiotherapy could provide alternative to brachytherapy
A promising new approach to treating solid tumors with radiation was highly efficacious and minimally toxic to healthy tissue in a mouse model of cancer, according to data published in Cancer Research, a journal of the Am ...
Cancer
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Quality of cartilage repair tissue can also be determined without a surgery
A team at the MedUni Vienna, headed by Sebastian Apprich of the University Department of Radiodiagnostics at the High-Field Magnetic Resonance Centre of Excellence, has now discovered in collaboration with ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Apr 04, 2012 |
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Skin tests catch metal sensitivity before joint replacement
(HealthDay) -- Testing patients for metal hypersensitivity before they receive joint or bone implants helps identify those at increased risk for complications due to metal hypersensitivity, a new study shows.
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Feb 24, 2012 |
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New therapy provides hope for millions of people suffering from bowel incontinence
A new procedure is now available for the treatment of chronic bowel incontinence, a disorder impacting the lives of more than 18 million Americans. The treatment, called InterStim Therapy is a minimally invasive procedure ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Researchers offer hope to prolapse sufferers
Scientists in Scandinavia have found a new way to treat sufferers of pelvic organ prolapse. Presented in the New England Journal of Medicine, their study reveals that the use of synthetic mesh can have a more ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 17, 2011 |
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Synthetic mesh can improve outcome of prolapse surgery
(Medical Xpress) -- A Nordic multicentre study, headed by researchers from Karolinska Institutet, shows that pelvic organ prolapse surgery using synthetic mesh can be more effective than traditional surgery. The advantages ...
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May 12, 2011 |
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