News tagged with transplant surgery
The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
Jun 30, 2009 |
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An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither ...
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Teen gets Britain's first eyelash transplant: surgeons
Aug 09, 2009 |
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One of Britain's biggest comestic surgery clinics claimed Sunday to have carried out the nation's first-ever eyelash transplant on a 19-year-old with a hair-pulling disorder.
Double hand transplant taking place in Pittsburgh
May 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital.
Second face transplant in US performed
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Surgeons in Boston have performed the second-ever partial face transplant in the United States, replacing some 80 percent of a disfigured man's face.
China reports successful face transplant
Apr 14, 2006 |
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Doctors in China performed a 14-hour transplant surgery on a 30-year-old man to replace his face, which was mauled by a bear two years ago.
Marine moves fingers after rare hand transplant
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Surgeons have transplanted a hand onto a Marine who was hurt in a training accident, and he has some movement in his fingers, according to the hospital where the operation occurred.
Stem cell study seeks to wean non-related transplant recipients from anti-rejection drugs
May 28, 2009 |
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The immunosuppressive drugs required by organ transplant recipients after surgery can have serious side effects with prolonged use, including infection, heart disease and cancer. In an effort to reduce, or potentially eliminate ...
Spain's 1st face transplant patient can smile now
Aug 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Spain's first face transplant patient - the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw - has been so pleased by his new appearance that he smiled, hospital officials said Saturday.
Man survives 16 days without heart
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Doctors in Taiwan say a 60-year-old man survived 16 days without a heart while awaiting transplant surgery.
German making progress after double arm transplant
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The recipient of the world's first complete double arm transplant scratched his head and back and beamed at his doctors Wednesday, saying he was on the path to independence a year after the pioneering operation.
Physician bias might keep life-saving transplants from black and Hispanic patients
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Physician bias might be the reason why African Americans are not receiving kidney/pancreas transplants at the same rate as similar patients in other racial groups. Dr. Keith Melancon, director of kidney and pancreas transplantation ...
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