Surgeon
hideIn medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such to remove a diseased organ or to repair a tear or breakage. Surgeons may be medical doctors, dentists, podiatrists or veterinarians. In earlier times, they were also people trained solely in removing bladder stones[citation needed], but at the present day specialised practitioners would have first been trained in one of the professions already mentioned.
Minimally invasive procedures such as the procedures of interventional radiology are sometimes described as "minimally invasive surgery." The field traditionally described as interventional neuroradiology, for instance, is increasingly called neurointerventional surgery.
Robotic surgery is an area of growing interest.
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Burned out, depressed surgeons more likely to commit more major medical errors
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Surgeons who are burned out or depressed are more likely to say they had recently committed a major error on the job, according to the largest study to date on physician burnout. The new findings suggest that the mental well-being ...
Prostate Cancer Surgery Performed by Many Surgeons with Little Experience
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has found that the majority of surgeons treating prostate cancer in the United States have extremely low annual caseloads, potentially ...
Twins joined at head successfully separated (Update 2)
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A team of 16 surgeons and nurses successfully concluded 25 hours of delicate surgery Tuesday to separate twin Bangladeshi girls who had been joined at their heads, sharing blood vessels and brain ...
Fertility procedures need not delay breast cancer treatment for younger women
Nov 12, 2009 |
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A new study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that breast cancer patients under 40 years old who undergo fertility preservation do not face a significant delay in the ...
African-Americans with colorectal cancer have poorer outcomes, lower survival rates
Nov 12, 2009 |
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New research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that African-American patients with colorectal cancer are more likely to be diagnosed with advanced disease and are le ...
Kilo of metal found in Peruvian's stomach: surgeon
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Doctors in northern Peru have removed almost a kilogram of nails, coins and scrap metal from a man's stomach, a surgeon that operated on him said Wednesday.
Mending meniscals in children, improving diagnosis and recovery
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside. In recent years, more ...
Implementation of acute care surgery service provides more timely patient care
Oct 09, 2009 |
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A new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that the establishment of an acute care surgery service can help surgeons at academic medical centers provide more timely ...
Although more older women receive breast-conserving therapy, gaps in treatment exist
Oct 09, 2009 |
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According to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, although breast-conserving surgery (BCS), commonly known as lumpectomy, is increasingly being used to treat older ...
Major disasters tax surgical staff but may reduce costs for routine operations
Sep 25, 2009 |
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New research published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons offers important insights into the long-term impact of a major disaster on routine surgical services in a hospital. In the st ...
Trauma 411: Prolonged surgery should be avoided in certain cases
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Trauma patients who sustain multiple fractures are often in serious condition when they arrive at the emergency department. A review article published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of ...
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 ...
New robot-assisted surgical method found successful for treatment of thyroid cancer
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Using a novel robot-assisted endoscopic technique, a team of surgeons at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea, has successfully treated 200 consecutive patients with thyroid cancer. The minimally invasive ...
Surgeon experience not associated with survival among trauma patients in a structured trauma program
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Within a structured trauma program, trauma patients are equally likely to survive if they are treated by a novice surgeon or by the experienced trauma director, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Su ...
MRI may be unnecessary prior to treatment in most newly diagnosed breast cancer patients
Aug 14, 2009 |
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New research findings published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenge the routine use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a means to improve surgical outcomes in newly diagno ...
