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Surgical Techniques

Balloon Sinuplasty Helps Chronic Sinusitis Patients

Balloon sinuplasty technology safely opens narrow sinuses, is economical, and is highly satisfactory to chronic sinusitis patients, according to a new study. More...
21 Apr 2008

Surgery of the Upper Intestine May Correct Diabetes

A new study shows that intestinal surgery may effectively cure type 2 diabetes, an approach that not only may change the way the disease is treated, but that introduces a new way of thinking about diabetes. More...
21 Apr 2008

Thrombus Aspiration Beneficial Before Stenting Heart Attack Patients

Using an aspiration catheter before stenting patients suffering acute myocardial infarction can significantly improve blood flow and survival rates. More...
17 Apr 2008

Diabetics More Prone to Need Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Patients with type 2 diabetes are more than four times more likely to undergo carpal tunnel decompression surgery. More...
16 Apr 2008

Bones May Mend Faster Without Bone Marrow

Removing some bone marrow with a syringe could promote rapid self-healing in weakened or fractured bones, if followed up with injections of a bone growth hormone. More...
15 Apr 2008
Image: Colored frontal X-ray of a patient's right leg, showing a knee implant (Photo courtesy of Gustoimages).

Anticoagulants Could Be Post-Operative Killers

Potent anticoagulants used in thromboprophylaxis protocols are associated with a higher all-cause mortality rate after hip and knee arthroplasty. More...
14 Apr 2008

Vertebroplasty Relieves Pain and Provides Sustained Benefit

The results of a five-year follow-up study show that vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fracture provides dramatic pain relief and greatly decreases disability. More...
11 Apr 2008
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