NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After organ transplantation, the overall risk of any new malignancy doubles, according to a new report from the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – As many as 4 in 10 boys with testicular torsion require orchiectomy, according to a report in the September 23rd online issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair using the MitraClip device can be safely performed even in very high risk patients, researchers from Germany report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For the majority of women undergoing gynecologic surgery for benign conditions, intermittent pneumatic compression provides sufficient protection against venous thromboembolism (VTE). Women at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While calcification of the gallbladder wall is historically linked to a high risk of gallbladder cancer and hence an indication for cholecystectomy, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) improves survival following severe combat trauma involving massive bleeding, according to a study in Archives of Surgery.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children having surgery, isotonic parenteral maintenance fluids (PMS) are safer than hypotonic PMS in guarding against postoperative hyponatremia, with six the number…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pooled data from four studies indicate that everolimus-eluting stents (EES) are safer and more effective than paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) in patients with acute…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The rate of deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism is twice as high among surgical patients in the US with inflammatory bowel disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Young patients who undergo surgical reconstruction of an acute anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear more than 3 months after the injury, appear to…