Minimally-Invasive Imaging and Laser Surgery Solve Elusive Epilepsy Hina Zahid18 Dec 2020 2:00 PM ISTWhen 11-year-old, Giorgia Graham, told her parents her cheek was going sporadically numb, they thought it was because she banged her face playing...
Sigmoid resection improves QOL in patients with recurrent diverticulitis: JAMA Surgery Medha Baranwal17 Dec 2020 3:15 PM ISTFinland: Laparoscopic sigmoidectomy is effective and improves quality of life (QOL) in patients with recurrent, complicated, or persistent painful...
Minimally invasive tissue-sparing surgery safe in Early Rectal Cancer: Lancet MD Bureau16 Dec 2020 6:02 PM ISTShort-course radiotherapy followed by transanal endoscopic microsurgery achieves high levels of organ preservation, with relatively low morbidity and...
Study compares Single-Incision with standard 4-port Laparoscopic cholecystectomy MD Bureau15 Dec 2020 6:58 PM ISTA research team of AIMS, New Delhi have found that the Single-Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SILC) is safer with a higher cosmetic score and...
RBC transfusion after TAVR increases death risk: Circulation Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 10:47 AM ISTItaly: RBC transfusion after TAVR is associated with increased mortality and acute kidney injury (AKI), according to a recent study in the journal...
Novel technique for treatment of chronic venous insufficiency found MD Bureau15 Dec 2020 10:18 AM ISTDifferent treatment options are used for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), which impairs the quality of life, especially in later...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass better than sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 Dec 2020 9:21 PM ISTFinland: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) results in greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in obese patients, finds a recent study in the...
Soothing words and music during surgery may reduce postoperative pain, opioid need: BMJ Hina Zahid12 Dec 2020 8:45 AM ISTPlaying recordings of soft music or soothing words through earphones when patients are under general anesthesia appears to reduce pain levels...
Intraoperative MRI successfully predicts newly diagnosed supratentorial glioblastoma: Study Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Dec 2020 9:30 PM ISTAccording to researchers from the Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, Gross-total resection...
Palpae Potami: The new proposed method for locating the dorsalis pedis artery Dr. Nandita Mohan11 Dec 2020 11:49 AM ISTAccording to a recent study, researchers have found a new method that increases the chance of palpating the dorsalis pedis artery significantly...
Frailty increases post-heart transplantation death, hospitalization risk: Study Medha Baranwal10 Dec 2020 10:30 AM ISTAustralia: Frailty increases death and prolonged hospitalization risk in patients undergoing heart transplantation (HTx), suggests a recent study in...
TAVR should not be witheld in patients of AS with cardiac amyloidosis: JACC Medha Baranwal7 Dec 2020 5:00 PM ISTAustria: TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) should not be withheld in AS-CA patients despite the worse clinical presentation, suggests a...
