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Transanal extraction found effective in rectal cancer surgery

Posted on: 22/09/2014 - 17:45

Patients who underwent laparoscopic total mesorectal excision with coloanal anastomosis for rectal cancer had similar rates of mortality and morbidity, regardless of whether the extraction was...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients

Posted on: 19/09/2014 - 14:55

Patients who develop infectious complications after undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer face a significantly increased risk of death, results from a large retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Postoperative complications increase risk of death in CRC patients

Posted on: 19/09/2014 - 14:55

Patients who develop infectious complications after undergoing curative surgery for colorectal cancer face a significantly increased risk of death, results from a large retrospective study...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

No unexpected leiomyosarcomas in chart review of TVH and LAVH cases

Posted on: 04/09/2014 - 18:50

WASHINGTON – There were no cases of unexpected leiomyosarcomas in a retrospective chart study of about 1,600 cases of vaginal or laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomies performed over a 7-year...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Open surgery for 34% of inpatient breast biopsies

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 17:20

Open breast biopsy accounted for 34% of breast biopsies in 25,965 U.S. inpatients between 2008 and 2010, a retrospective study found. The finding suggests that minimally invasive breast biopsy...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Successful bariatric surgery also may improve urinary incontinence

Posted on: 27/08/2014 - 14:20

WASHINGTON – The majority of obese women who had urinary incontinence before bariatric surgery had complete or near-complete resolution of symptoms for up to 3 years after surgery in a study of more...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Study outlines risk factors for solid organ cancers after liver transplantation

Posted on: 26/08/2014 - 20:05

SAN FRANCISCO – The indication for liver transplant, the selection of immunosuppression therapy, and smoking status influence the long-term risk of new solid organ malignancies after liver...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Long-term benefits shown after gastric banding

Posted on: 07/08/2014 - 22:20

SAN FRANCISCO – The greater benefits of laparoscopic gastric banding surgery compared with medical treatment for obese patients were maintained for up to 17 years in a study of data on 1,490...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Laparoscopy found effective alternative to open IBD surgery

Posted on: 28/07/2014 - 21:20

In an urban colorectal surgery department, a near-doubling in the proportion of surgical procedures performed laparoscopically accompanied significant declines in both severe postoperative morbidity...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

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