News tagged with colectomy
Helping hand of hybrid surgery benefits colorectal patients
Apr 15, 2009 |
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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 ...
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Threshold for bowel surgery may be too high, warn experts
Oct 31, 2007 |
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The clinical threshold for undertaking elective surgery to remove part or all of the colon (colectomy) for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be too high, warn researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.
Ulcerative colitis treatment reduces need for surgery by almost half
Oct 01, 2009 |
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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 ...
Morbidly obese patients face high risk for complications after colectomy
Jan 14, 2009 |
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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 ...
Certain type of colitis now more common, severe among hospitalized patients
Jul 16, 2007 |
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The rate of cases of colitis (colon inflammation) caused by the bacteria Clostridium difficile more than doubled among patients hospitalized in the United States between 1993 and 2003, and the illness was more severe and ...
UT Southwestern surgeons complete North Texas' first single-incision gallbladder removal
Feb 28, 2008 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons have removed a gallbladder through a unique operation requiring only a single incision in the bellybutton rather than the traditional four incisions in the abdomen. ...
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