Bariatric metabolic surgery effective in treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: Lancet Jacinthlyn Sylvia6 May 2023 10:30 AM ISTWhen treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), bariatric-metabolic surgery is more successful than lifestyle modifications and improved medical...
Endo-First Strategy outperforms vein bypass in CLTI With Infrapopliteal Disease: BASIL-2 trial Medha Baranwal6 May 2023 8:00 AM ISTUK: Findings from the BASIL-2 trial have shown that the best endovascular treatment first revascularisation strategy outperformed vein bypass to...
Unenhanced CT less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for diagnosing acute abdominal pain in ED: JAMA Medha Baranwal4 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A multicenter diagnostic accuracy study showed unenhanced computed tomography (CT) to be 30% less accurate than contrast-enhanced CT for...
Doctors at AIIMS Delhi successfully remove massive jaw tumour from 14-year-old girl Kajal Rajput4 May 2023 1:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: A team of surgeons and medical professionals at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi successfully operated on a young girl...
Bariatric surgery may cut risk of obesity-related cancers by more than half Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTJust 4% of patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery developed obesity-associated cancer in a 10-year follow up, compared to 8.9% among...
Extended lymph node sampling during surgery for pediatric renal tumours safe Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent study published in The Journal of Urology has shown that pediatric patients who receive more extended lymph node sampling during surgery...
Minimally invasive pancreatectomy provides better outcomes against low-grade tumors Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 May 2023 8:00 PM ISTFrance: In a new study conducted by Sara Sentà Farrarons and team, it was found that, for benign and low-grade malignant tumors of the neck and torso,...
Transgender women may also be at risk for prostate cancer: JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli2 May 2023 9:45 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Transgender women may also be at risk for prostate cancer.Transgender women keep their prostates even after...
Corticosteroids can improve mortality risk in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Jacinthlyn Sylvia2 May 2023 9:15 AM ISTA new study published in the Journal of Clinical Cardiology suggest that perioperative corticosteroids may not significantly improve mortality rates...
Breast-Conserving surgery may obviate need of mastectomy in women with multiple tumours in one breast Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 May 2023 9:15 AM ISTUSA: Women with multiple tumours in one breast are generally advised to have a mastectomy. A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical...
Removal of ovaries during hysterectomy for benign conditions increases risks for all-cause mortality, CVD and cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli30 April 2023 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new research that risks of removing ovaries at benign hysterectomy may outweigh the benefits for women at low risk for...
Bariatric Surgery May Eliminate Obesity-Related Breast Cancer Risk Dr. Shravani Dali29 April 2023 9:45 AM ISTBariatric Surgery May Eliminate Obesity-Related Breast Cancer Risk suggests a new study published in the JAMA SurgeryExcess adiposity confers higher...
