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Older adults with hydrocephalus benefit from shunt surgery, patient trial shows
Implanting a brain shunt in older people diagnosed with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is effective in improving their symptoms, a randomized, double-blinded, multi-center patient trial shows.
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Patients in least developed countries three times more likely to die after abdominal trauma surgery, study reveals
Mortality after emergency abdominal surgery is more than three times higher in the least developed countries compared to the most developed. Yet among those who undergo surgery, injuries tend to be less severe—raising concerns ...
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Kidney transplant rejection associated with changes in lymphatic vessels, new research shows
Scientists have uncovered how lymphatic vessels—the kidney's "plumbing system"—undergo dramatic changes during chronic transplant rejection, becoming structurally disorganized and spreading to unusual parts of the kidney.
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Bariatric surgery for weight loss shows greater long-term benefits than GLP-1 medicines
A large Cleveland Clinic study has found that people with obesity and type 2 diabetes who undergo weight-loss surgery live longer and face fewer serious health problems compared with those treated with GLP-1 receptor agonist ...
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Vision-saving eye surgery may also improve survival in patients with rare eye cancer, study finds
A UCLA-led study has found that a surgical technique developed to protect vision in patients with uveal melanoma, a rare cancer that arises inside the eye, may also lower the risk of the disease spreading and improve survival—a ...
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Urine contains clues as to whether a unique knee surgery will succeed
A research team at the University of Missouri is working to predict which patients will benefit most from a specific type of cartilage transplant surgery, and some of the best clues may lie in patients' urine.
Sep 15, 2025
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Phase I trial finds topical PXS-6302 generally well tolerated in established skin scars
University of Western Australia's Burn Injury Research Unit with the Fiona Wood Foundation reports that topical pan-lysyl oxidase inhibition with PXS-6302 was generally well tolerated over three months and altered extracellular ...
Cataract surgery on both eyes can be carried out safely and effectively in one go, studies indicate
The results of two new studies show that it can be safe, effective and practical for most patients to have cataract surgery on both eyes in one day. Both studies were presented at the 43rd Congress of the European Society ...
Sep 11, 2025
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Trial shows that suture repair fails to improve digital nerve injury outcomes
The first ever trial of microsurgical suture repair vs. nerve alignment for digital nerve injuries suggests suture repair does not improve outcomes.
Sep 11, 2025
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How a surgical team repaired a rare variation of D-transposition of the great arteries
When a critically ill baby with dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) was transferred to Children's Hospital Los Angeles last year—just hours after birth—the Heart Institute team saw right away that the case ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Rural colon cancer patients face higher risks, but minimally invasive surgery could narrow gap
Surgical patients in rural areas who are undergoing colectomy for cancer could benefit greatly from the expanded use of minimally invasive surgery, according to new research findings published in the Journal of the American ...
Sep 10, 2025
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Study finds no sign of toxic effects of inhaled anesthesia in young children
Preliminary findings from a new clinical trial show no adverse neurodevelopmental effects after brief inhaled anesthesia and surgery in infants and young children, reports Anesthesiology.
Sep 9, 2025
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Surgery after EGFR TKI shows promise in prolonging progression-free survival in metastatic NSCLC
A randomized Phase II trial from National Taiwan University Hospital reports early evidence that resecting the primary thoracic tumor following EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy may prolong disease control in patients ...
Sep 9, 2025
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Frailty fuels gut imbalance and can drive post-surgery gastrointestinal risk
Gastrointestinal (GI) complications, such as postoperative ileus (POI) and intra-abdominal infections (IAI), remain a major concern after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Even with advances in surgical techniques, including ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Lung cancer screening benefits adults up to age 80 if surgical candidates, UK study finds
Older individuals between the ages of 75 and 80 who are eligible for lung surgery may achieve survival outcomes comparable to younger patients following lung cancer screening, according to research presented today at the ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Video-assisted thoracoscopy surgery reduces mortality by 21% compared to lobectomy, meta-analysis suggests
Patients who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) compared to open lobectomy had a significantly improved overall survival rate, according to a meta-analysis presented at the International Association for ...
Sep 8, 2025
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Another New Hampshire man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start
A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives.
Sep 8, 2025
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3D printing 'glue gun' can generate bone grafts directly onto fractures
Scientists have developed a tool made from a modified glue gun that can 3D print bone grafts directly onto fractures and defects during surgery.
Sep 5, 2025
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De-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy provides benefits in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting
Compared with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), a de-escalated DAPT strategy resulted in similar graft occlusion rates and reduced clinically relevant bleeding in patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), ...
Sep 5, 2025
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Innovative imaging techniques show what happens inside bones during hip replacement surgery
Uncemented hip replacement surgery uses implants with roughened surfaces designed to allow the patient's bone to grow directly onto the implant, creating a strong, natural biological bond. Unlike cemented implants, which ...
Sep 4, 2025
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Intense light therapy may lower risk of myocardial injuries after non-cardiac surgery
Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of troponin, a protein indicating heart damage that's linked to higher mortality in patients undergoing ...
Sep 4, 2025
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New study aims to improve surgery options for acid reflux
A UK-wide research team, led by the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, has launched a major international study to improve surgical treatment for people suffering from gastroesophageal reflux ...
Sep 4, 2025
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New data support minimalist approach for transcatheter aortic valve implantation
A minimalist approach to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), without sedation, was noninferior to the standard approach for the primary outcome at 30 days, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot ...
Sep 4, 2025
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Underused blood conservation technique can reduce odds of needing transfusion during heart surgery by 27%
A University of Oklahoma study published Sept. 3 in JAMA Surgery reports that acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH)—a blood-saving method in which a patient's blood is collected before going on heart-lung bypass and reinfused ...
Sep 3, 2025
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Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation adds no risk to procedure, study finds
Obtaining prefrontal cortex biopsies during deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery in living patients does not increase the risk of adverse events or cognitive decline compared to standard DBS procedures that don't involve ...
Sep 3, 2025
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