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Surgical Techniques

New Way of Treating Severe Back Pain

In selected patients, a new class of medications that inhibits tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) can lead to rapid relief of back, neck, or leg pain caused by a damaged disc without the risk and cost of surgery. More...
21 May 2003

Statins Reduce Rejection in Lung Transplant Patients

A study has found that statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol levels, can dramatically reduce mild-to-severe tissue rejection and also lower the potential for cirrhosis, improve pulmonary function, and increase longevity in lung transplant patients. More...
19 May 2003

Drug-Coated Stents Slash Restenosis Rate

Studies of stents coated with a low dose of the drug sirolimus indicate that these new devices can more than halve the rate of restenosis. More...
15 May 2003

Gastric Bypass Can Improve Type 2 Diabetes

A study has found that 97% of patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent gastric bypass surgery for obesity had resolution or improvement of their diabetes. More...
15 May 2003

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Improves Survival

The results of the largest study to date evaluating minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) to treat esophageal cancer show that the procedure reduces mortality rates and hospital stays compared to most open procedures. More...
13 May 2003

Meniscal Repair Without Open Incision

A new meniscal repair system offers the strength of a vertical or horizontal mattress suture stitch but does not require the open incision associated with meniscal repair. More...
07 May 2003

Washington to Host American Transplant Congress

he American Transplant Congress 2003, a joint meeting sponsored by the American Society of Transplant Surgeons and the American Society of Transplantation, will be held May 30-June 4, 2003 More...
30 Apr 2003
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