Urethroplasty is a surgical procedure to correct scar tissue blockage of the urethra called urethral stricture. ~ Detroit Medical Center Submitted by Detroit Medical Center
At Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Dr. Giancarlo Mari performs breakthrough in-utero surgery to save the lives of high-risk twins developing with a rare "shared" circulatory problem. ~ Detroit Medical…
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Howard Krein, M.D, Ph.D Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, speaks about fillers. Sponsored by The Doctor’s Channel
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