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Early Detection of Artery Weakening Can Be a Life-Saver

...e graft. A newer, so-called endovascular method is minimally invasive and involves eliminating blood flow into the aneurysm by re-channeling the blood from above the aneurysm to below it. This method uses a tube graft that is threaded into the aorta from an artery in the groin, the same artery used for heart c...

Multiple Low-energy Plasma Skin Treatments Beneficial in Reducing Facial Wrinkles

... time may not seem to be an improvement over other minimally invasive resurfacing procedures and micropeels, the intensity of the healing process is quite minor, which makes it an attractive option for many patients." Source-Eurekalert...

Low Energy Plasma Treatment Better in Reducing Wrinkles

... time may not seem to be an improvement over other minimally invasive resurfacing procedures and micropeels, the intensity of the healing process is quite minor, which makes it an attractive option for many patients," they said. PRI...

Spinal Cord Stimulation Pilot Study for Chronic Angina

... hopeful that spinal cord stimulation will offer a minimally invasive treatment option for patients with chronic, intractable angina.” Angina is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when the heart muscle does not get as much oxygen as it needs. The pain is often described as a squeezing pain in the chest, sh...

Nonsurgical Thoracic Aorta Repair Has Much Less Risk of Paralysis Than Surgery

...spital, London, England. “Placing a stent-graft is minimally invasive and much less traumatic for the patient. They avoid general anesthesia and have less problems with infection because there is no large chest incision.” Stent-graft repair is typically covered by insurance, and available in the U.S. Source-N...

Multi-Year Data Shows PAD Treatment Prevents Amputation

...pen with a stent, a tiny metal cylinder. This is a minimally invasive treatment that does not require surgery, just a nick in the skin the size of a pencil tip. In general, balloon angioplasty and stenting has replaced invasive surgery as the first-line treatment for PAD. Randomized trials have shown interve...

Lesser the Better- Minimally Invasive Surgery Breakthrough

In the quest of newer ways to better minimally invasive surgery, physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center and engineers at UT Arlington// have joined heads to bring about a system that works by magnetically maneuvering surgical instruments into the abdomen, via the belly button or throat. “...

RF Ablation a Safe Alternative Option for Treating Lung Cancer

...med in a single day as an outpatient procedure, is minimally invasive and has few side effects.” In his study, Dr. Dupuy and a research team evaluated the outcomes of 153 patients who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided RF ablation for 189 inoperable lung cancers, including 116 primary lung cancers and...

Links Between Prostate Cancer Treatment, Periodontal Disease

...conventional open surgery (radical prostatectomy), minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic radical prostatectomy), and, in advanced stages, chemotherapy and hormone therapy. At every stage, patients must answer a list of common questions ranging from what is a prostate to which is the best treatment for prost...

Foot Deformity Could Be Corrected With Minimal Surgery

...asting, we reach the rest of the correction with a minimally invasive surgery. This type of surgery is very sma...nseti method. "Our ultimate goal is that our new minimally invasive treatment for CVT will result in better long-term outcomes for patients just as the Ponseti...

MRI-safe Motor Makes Robotic Biopsies Possible

... to better target, diagnose and treat cancers with minimally invasive techniques," says Li-Ming Su, M.D., an associate professor of urology and director of laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery at the Brady Urological Institute at Hopkins. Source-Eurekalert/...

National Neurosurgery Awareness Week Kicks Off During Annual Meeting of the AANS

...ive treatment options have proven ineffective, two minimally invasive procedures, called vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty may be considered as treatment options. Recent advances in spinal procedures have reduced the need for invasive surgery, in many cases. . Chronic Pain – It is estimated that 30 to 40 ...

MRI Robotic Biopsies Simplified by PneuStep

... to better target, diagnose and treat cancers with minimally invasive techniques," says Li-Ming Su, M.D., an associate professor of urology and director of laparoscopic and robotic urologic surgery at the Brady Urological Institute at Hopkins. The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the...

New York Doctors Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina

...is said to represent the next major advancement in minimally invasive therapy. The new project focuses on removal of abdominal organs — like the gall bladder, appendix, adrenal, spleen and pancreas — using endoscopes passed through the mouth, anus or vagina. In a typical procedure, a specially designed flexi...

Cancer Patient’s Life Improved With Anti-reflux Valv

... a stent, a tiny, hollow tube, is inserted using a minimally invasive procedure to help improve the passage of bile. However, these stents frequently clog requiring repeat procedures to replace the clogged stents. The exact mechanism that leads to stent clogging is not known. There is a possibility that cloggi...

Apollo Sets Up Asia's First Health City in Hyderabad

...es, emergency, renal diseases, neurosciences, eye, minimally invasive surgery, trauma and cosmetic surgery are coming up in the integrated facility. The Apollo Group plans to apply for a special economic zone (SEZ) status to the health city. "It is not a medical city where you treat only the illness. The A...

OrthoGlide(TM) Medial Knee Implant Reports Over 200 Implants

...rthoGlide Medial Knee implant. The OrthoGlide is a minimally invasive implant designed to relieve chronic, disa...ix months, proving that orthopedic surgeons want a minimally invasive knee implant option for their patients with painful osteoarthritis of the knee. Approxima...

Cynosure Introduces Higher Power Smartlipo(TM) LaserBodySculpting Workstation

...station." Introduced by Cynosure in January, the minimally invasive Smartlipo workstation is an innovative sy...th the response to Smartlipo. Due to the short and minimally invasive nature of the Smartlipo treatment, patients who may have never considered traditional lipos...

Robotic Surgery A Cutting Edge in Medical Field

...starting to prove that they can be used to perform minimally invasive surgery with high precision. In theory there is no reason why the surgeon needs to be physically close to their patient, so long as the communication link between the console and the robotic device is fast. The problem is that there may be t...

Gene Therapy a Better Alternative to Viagra Please

...or men with erectile dysfunction, whether pills or minimally invasive therapies, must be used 'on demand', thereby reducing the spontaneity of the sexual act.' The Wake Forest therapy works by inserting small pieces of DNA into cells to trigger the production of proteins which, in turn, help smooth muscle cell...

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