News tagged with lobe resection
Analysis supports use of surgery to treat medication-resistant epilepsy
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Persons with temporal lobe epilepsy who do not respond to medication could receive a substantial gain in life expectancy and quality of life by undergoing surgery of the temporal lobe part of the brain, according to an analysis ...
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Is bilateral liver resection safe for bilateral intrahepatic stones?
Aug 06, 2009 |
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A research article to be published on August 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. In the present study, 101 consecutive patients with bilateral intrahepatic stones who underwent bilate ...
Melanoma of the rectum: A rare entity
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A 41-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of changed defecation patterns and rectal bleeding. A 3-cm polypoid tumor of the lower rectum was found at rectosigmoidoscopy. Dissemination studies did not show any metastases. ...
Surgeon training found effective in breast cancer sentinel lymph node trial
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Training methods for surgeons who perform breast cancer sentinel lymph node resection were found to be effective in almost 97% of surgeons assessed, according to a new study published online August 24 in the Journal of th ...
Infliximab may help prevent post-operative Crohn's disease recurrence
Feb 01, 2009 |
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The administration of infliximab after intestinal resective surgery was found to be effective at preventing endoscopic and histological recurrence of Crohn's disease, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official ...
Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a sample of the variety and complexity of processes that may occur ...
Sex difference on spatial skill test linked to brain structure
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Men consistently outperform women on spatial tasks, including mental rotation, which is the ability to identify how a 3-D object would appear if rotated in space. Now, a University of Iowa study shows a connection between ...
Researchers identify language feature unique to human brain
Mar 23, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have identified a language feature unique to the human brain that is shedding light on how human language evolved. The study marks the first use ...
Cardia resection for perforated gastroesophageal cancer
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Iatrogenic perforation of cancer of the esophagus or the gastroesophageal (GE) junction is a severe complication. Its incidence has increased most likely because of more aggressive palliative endoscopic therapy and the current ...
A new look at how memory and spatial cognition are related
Aug 04, 2008 |
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In a study that sheds new light on how memory and spatial cognition are related to each other in the brain, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Veteran Affairs (VA) San Diego ...
Study examines racial disparities in survival among patients diagnosed with lung cancer
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Disparities in survival among black patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are not seen when patients are recommended appropriate treatment, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of ...
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