Arthroscopic debridement bests subacromial balloon spacer for irreversible rotator cuff injury: Lancet Medical Dialogues Editorial Team2 Jun 2022 8:00 PM ISTUK: For people with irreparable rotator cuff tears, arthroscopic debridement was superior to the same surgery done with the InSpace device, says an...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass superior to sleeve gastrectomy for diabetes remission and weight loss: Study Medha Baranwal2 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTNew Zealand: Silastic ring laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (SR-LRYGB) provides superior weight loss and diabetes remission than laparoscopic...
Is hemithyroidectomy better than total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma? Medical Dialogues Editorial Team2 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTUSA: The findings of a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association helped characterize existing understanding of the...
Surgery for gynaecomastia improves quality of life among young men Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 Jun 2022 7:00 PM ISTEnlargement of the male breast, called gynecomastia, can be a source of embarrassment and distress for teens and young men. Surgery to correct...
Tranexamic acid significantly lowers composite bleeding in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: POISE trial Isra Zaman31 May 2022 7:02 PM ISTAmong patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, the incidence of the composite bleeding outcome was significantly lower with tranexamic acid than with...
Overall mortality with endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair higher compared to Open surgery Isra Zaman31 May 2022 9:00 AM ISTOverall mortality after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair was higher with endovascular repair than open repair despite reduced 30-day...
Self-Expanding TAVR performs well in cases of failed aortic bioprostheses: JACC Medha Baranwal30 May 2022 7:45 PM ISTUSA: Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (ViV-TAVR) with self-expanding devices in patients with small failed aortic bioprostheses...
No adverse perioperative outcomes observed among Surgeons who Operated the Night Before: JAMA Dr. Shravani Dali30 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTNo adverse perioperative outcomes were observed among Surgeons who Operated the Night Before, according to new research published in the JAMA ...
HAIP floxuridine chemotherapy has similar survival vs surgery in multifocal iCCA: JAMA Medha Baranwal28 May 2022 8:45 AM ISTUSA: In patients with multifocal intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA), the researchers found similar overall survival (OS) with a hepatic arterial...
Intestinal intussusception may be rare gastrointestinal manifestation of COVID-19 in adults: A case study Isra Zaman27 May 2022 10:15 AM ISTIntestinal intussusception may be a rare gastro-intestinal manifestation of COVID-19 with an invagination of a segment of the bowel within a more...
Watch and wait strategy better than emergency surgery for severely frail patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli26 May 2022 10:00 AM ISTNew research published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) shows that for patients who are very frail, it may be better to...
5-day prophylaxis with antibiotics controls surgical site infections in lower limb amputations Medical Dialogues Editorial Team25 May 2022 7:15 PM ISTUK: A new study showed that when compared to a 24-hour treatment, a 5-day course of antibiotic prophylaxis was related to a reduction in both...
