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Tailoring surgical glues for specific applications

Tailoring surgical glues for specific applications

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgical adhesives, which can be used to seal tissues after an operation or to repair wounds, are becoming increasingly important parts of a doctor's toolkit. However, their one-size-fits-all ...


New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...


Gallbladder removal through vagina offers minimally invasive alternative

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians at Northwestern Memorial Hospital successfully removed a patient's gallbladder through the vagina, making them the first in the Midwest and the third in the country to perform the innovative procedure. The technique, ...


Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, "open" appendectomy may be preferable to a less-invasive laparoscopic appendectomy for the majori ...


Microcoils help locate small lung nodules

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new technique combining computed tomography (CT) with fiber-coated surgical microcoils allows physicians to successfully locate and remove small lung nodules without the need for a more invasive procedure, according to ...


Virtual reality: Keyhole surgeons training could help meet European working time directives

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trainee surgeons who add virtual reality (VR) training to standard 'apprenticeship' training in key-hole surgery learn more quickly, work with greater accuracy and have less errors than those with no VR training, and perform ...