News tagged with colectomy
Helping hand of hybrid surgery benefits colorectal patients
Despite rapid strides in minimally invasive surgical techniques -- most notably, laparoscopy -- traditional open surgery remains the most common surgical option across the United States for people with diseases of the rectum ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Antibiotics may not be only cause of community-acquired clostridium difficile infection
Antibiotics may not be the only risk factor associated with community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection, indicating that other undefined causes of the potentially life-threatening infection may exist and could also p ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Fecal microbiota transplants effective treatment for C. difficile, Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Growing evidence for the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplants as a treatment for patients with recurrent bouts of Clostridium difficile (C.difficile) associated diarrhea is presented in three studies -- including ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Single-incision surgery repertoire expands to treat colorectal conditions
(Medical Xpress) -- A minimally invasive “bellybutton” surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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In colorectal surgery, risk for blood clots appears higher with open method versus laparoscopy
The risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be nearly twice as high for patients undergoing open surgery for colorectal problems, versus those undergoing laparoscopic colorectal (LC) resections, according to a ...
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Study links obesity to increased risk of developing postoperative infection following colon surgery
Obese patients appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing a surgical site infection after colectomy (procedure involving either partial or full removal of the colon), and the presence of infection increases ...
May 16, 2011 |
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Clostridium bacteria infecting increasing numbers of hospitalized children
Hospitalized children in the United States are more frequently becoming infected with the bacteria Clostridium difficile, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Pediat ...
Jan 03, 2011 |
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Suppressing activity of common intestinal bacteria reduces tumor growth
A team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers has discovered that common intestinal bacteria appear to promote tumor growths in genetically susceptible mice, but that tumorigenesis can be suppressed ...
May 09, 2010 |
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Older adults may have a higher risk of complications and death after abdominal surgery
The risk of complications and early death after commonly performed abdominal surgical procedures appears to be higher among older adults, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Surgery.
Dec 21, 2009 |
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Ulcerative colitis treatment reduces need for surgery by almost half
A new study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab, according to a study published in the October 2009 issue ...
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Morbidly obese patients face high risk for complications after colectomy
New research published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that morbidly obese patients are at higher risk than normal weight patients for complications after colectomy - surgical remova ...
Jan 14, 2009 |
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