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Benefits Of Robotic Prostate Surgery- But At What Cost?

...ditional open surgery, laparoscopic (also known as minimally invasive) surgery and robotic-assisted laparoscopi...e various parameters analyzed, robotic surgery and minimally invasive surgery were found to be associated with reduction in blood loss and post surgical complica...

Platinum Coils To Replace Brain Surgery

...ISAT) was stopped early because it showed that the minimally invasive technique, coiling, was more likely to result in survival without disability at one year when compared to neurosurgical clipping. // The traditional neurosurgical treatment involves a craniotomy and clipping of the aneurysm to stop further b...

Good News For Cataract Patients

..., uses micro incision (700 microns) surgery and is minimally invasive. It allows quicker recovery and better results. About 300 leading ophthalmologists from across India watched on a giant screen as Agarwal along with P.K. Bakshi, eminent ophthalmologist and founder and director of B.B. Eye Foundation, perf...

Treatment Of Brain Aneurysms By A New Non-Surgical Approach

...rysm, thereby preventing recurrence. This provides minimally invasive option for repairing of cerebral aneurysms. Furthermore, the procedure has been found to be very effective in 90% of the cases, resulting in complete closure of the aneurysm without compromising the parent vessel at least six months after th...

New Ways To Treat Vascular Birthmarks

...mations of the head and neck using an alternative, minimally invasive treatment. Source: Newswise...

Minimally Invasive Ear Implant Procedures Are Better

Cochlear implants for ears, which are done in a minimally invasive procedure, are better than those done fol...o the scala tympani. Researchers in Texas propose minimally invasive cochlear implantation (MICI) as a technique in which creation of a large scalp flap is avoi...

Specialized Clinics For Manipur's AIDS Patients

...ients are in need of immediate treatment, which is minimally available here." Healthcare facilities in Manipur are far from satisfactory with doctors and paramedics scared to venture to remote areas as the state is plagued by insurgency and ethnic conflict. The authorities fear that HIV/AIDS may further spr...

Complete Robotic Surgery To Revolutionize Surgical Treatment of Prostate Cancer

... represents one of the most innovative treatments, minimally invasive, high-tech treatment, that is gaining imp...overy and reduced hospital stay. The surgery being minimally invasive eliminates the need for larger incisions, thereby ensuring less pain and scarring and dimin...

Microscopic Nanobombs Blow Apart Breast Cancer Cells

...The nanobomb is very selective, very localized and minimally invasive," Panchapakesan said. "It might cause what I would call nanopain, like a pin prick." He is of the opinion that this therapy would be particularly effective against breast cancer since the shockwaves generated by the explosions kill "the canc...

Strategies To Boost Living Donor Kidney Transplants

...nce of biologically unrelated living renal donors, minimally invasive living renal donor surgery, transplantation of ABO-incompatible kidneys from living donors, and transplantation in spite of positive cross-matches on the numbers of renal transplants and 1-year kidney transplant survival rates at this center...

New spinal surgery technique developed by UCSF Surgeon

...nds to develop new techniques for computer-guided, minimally invasive instrumentation and development of resorbable materials for spine stabilization and growth factor delivery....

Novel Technique For Management Of Inverted Papilloma Of Frontal Sinus

...ut are detected early and are easily resected with minimally invasive techniques.Open procedures involve large facial incisions and potential complications, including eye loss, cerebral spinal fluid leaks, and disfigurement. In the present study, the recurrence rate among the endoscopy patients was 50 %, comp...

Delaying Hernia Surgery Is Considered A Safe Option

...common type of hernia, inguinal hernia, are either minimally symptomatic or asymptomatic. They usually wait unt...ptable and safe in the case of men who suffer from minimally symptomatic inguinal and asymptomatic hernias. The chances of acute hernia incarcerations occurring ...

Clash of Difference of perceptions in food policy among Principals’ and Director

... Dietary Guidelines but competitive foods are only minimally regulated and are often low in nutritional value.' Were the views of Elaine McDonnell, project coordinator leading the study by the Penn state university. Nutrition guidelines are needed for foods and beverages sold in school cafeterias to be devel...

Any Form Of Minimally Invasive Surgery- Name It & They Do It!

... the only health care center in the Country to use minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for all kinds of surgeries. // Thanks to the 4 cm cut and a guided camera that provides 40 fold magnification of a specific body part on the screen. Surgeries conducted on the kidney, spleen, liver, cardiac bypass, surgical ex...

Carotid Stenting Can Help Patients With Silent Disease

...tid artery disease. Carotid artery stenting is a minimally invasive procedure that combines balloon angioplasty and a stent implant to unblock and reopen the carotid artery.Columbia University Medical Center provides international leadership in pre-clinical and clinical research, in medical and health scienc...

Neck Artery Treatment Apart From Clearing Plaques Boosts Memory

...troke is on the rise. Usually patients underwent a minimally invasive procedure to reduce their risk of a stroke by clearing plaque from neck arteries. //But studies show that this ha unexpected gains in memory and mental skills. The findings of the study were presented at a medical conference in Toronto. Bu...

Proper Diagnosis Could Augment Speedy Recovery Of Haglund’s Syndrom

... “Using ultrasound technology as a diagnostic and minimally invasive treatment for Haglund’s syndrome, many individuals can get pain relief without having to undergo surgery,” he said. “Ultrasound is a nonsurgical outpatient procedure that does not require sedation and, when used in conjunction with modificat...

Surgery Simulators Offer Better Surgeons And Safer Surgeries

...999 and this trend is expected to continue because minimally invasive procedures, when possible, are much easier on the patient than traditional surgeries. Source: Newswise...

Doctors' Response To Patients' Religious Beliefs Can Vary

... their patients' beliefs compared to 23 percent of minimally religious physicians. Seventy-six percent of highly religious doctors pray with patients compared to 30 percent of less religious physicians. Although the level of religious commitment was more important than the particular religious tradition, Pr...

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