Most small kidney stones can pass on their own. However, kidney stones that are too large to pass on their own or cause bleeding, kidney damage or ongoing urinary tract infections may require surgical treatment. In this Mayo ...
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A surgical team from Washington University's School of Medicine has successfully performed the first robot-assisted whole-liver transplant in the U.S.—and the patient was cleared to get back on the golf course just a month ...
Aug 14, 2023
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The use of next-generation, single-port surgical robots leads to improved cosmetic outcomes and patient perceptions of scarring after robotic kidney, bladder, or prostate surgery, reports a study in Urology Practice.
Oct 20, 2022
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Research led by the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) has found the technique currently used in clinics to fix a broken jaw is not biomechanically stable.
Oct 13, 2021
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A promising approach to post-operative incision-site pain control uses a naturally occurring plant molecule called resiniferatoxin (RTX). RTX is found in Euphorbia resinifera, a cactus-like plant native to Morocco, which ...
Dec 22, 2017
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Both short and long surgical incisions for cesarean births are associated with increased pain after delivery, suggests a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017 annual meeting. Based on the findings, the authors ...
Oct 22, 2017
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When replacing a defective aortic valve with a new one, restoring function is the first priority. However, variables such as durability, length of surgery, duration of heart stoppage, size of the surgical incision, postoperative ...
May 16, 2016
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The pain caused by a surgical incision may contribute to the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction, a sometimes transient impairment in learning and memory that affects a small but significant number of patients in ...
Nov 6, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—By passing surgical instruments through a patient's mouth, a team of doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has corrected a problem that prevented a woman from easily swallowing ...
Sep 6, 2013
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This is a flexible endoscope which can be operated by one person, instead of by two or three, as is often the case with the current endoscopes. PhD candidate in Industrial Design, Jeroen Ruiter, University of Twente, designed ...
Sep 4, 2013
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