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Surgical Techniques

Navigation System Allows Less Radiation During Catheter Interventions

By way of magnetic targeting, new navigation technology locates the catheter during cardiac interventions and projects its precise position in real time on a previously acquired fluoroscopy image of the patient. More...
17 Aug 2011
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Honey-Based Hydrogel Dressing Treats First-Degree Burns

A wound dressing based on honey is effective for hard-to-heal wounds and burns, in addition to helping to debride wounds and keeping wound beds clean of necrotic tissue. More...
17 Aug 2011

Increased Risk of Osteoporosis and Fracture Following Nephrectomy

A study shows how kidney surgery affects both chronic kidney disease and bone, and points to the importance of pursuing kidney-sparing surgery in an effort to reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life. More...
17 Aug 2011

Patients Fare Better With Well-Mannered Surgeons

A recent commentary claims that medical literature is starting to accept that surgical outcomes are better when the surgical team is acquainted with each other and works together well. More...
16 Aug 2011

Circumcision Could Reduce HPV-Associated Penile Precancerous Lesions

A new study shows that among Kenyan men, circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated precancerous lesions of the penis. More...
15 Aug 2011

Neck Surgery Helps Ease Facial Paralysis

Removing a strip of the platysma muscle from the neck can relieve chronic rigidity and involuntary movement in patients with facial paralysis, according to a new study. More...
11 Aug 2011

New Material Aids Facial Skin Reconstruction

An injectable composite of biological and synthetic molecules shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably. More...
11 Aug 2011
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