Experts Define Cesarean Scar Disorder
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Experts have a standardized definition for the constellation of symptoms resulting from a symptomatic uterine cesarean scar, according to a study published online March 29 in JAMA Network Open.Saskia J.M. K…
Learn MoreLos hombres con un cáncer de testículo quizá tengan una nueva opción de tratamiento
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos pacientes con un cáncer de testículo temprano quizá no necesiten quimioterapia ni radiación, informan unos investigadores.Más bien, una cirugía para extirpar los ganglios linfáticos en un área detr…
Learn MoreNew Study Estimates Bleeding Rates in Children After Tonsillectomy
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just over 2 percent of children experience post-tonsillectomy bleeding requiring emergency department or hospital care, according to a study published online March 30 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery…
Learn MoreMen With Testicular Cancer May Have New Treatment Option
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients with early testicular cancer may not need chemotherapy and radiation, researchers report. Instead, surgery to remove lymph nodes in an area behind the abdomen lining called the retroperitoneum ma…
Learn MoreBreast Reduction? Body Weight a Factor in Healing Time, Study Finds
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women who are heavier or older may take longer to heal after surgery to reduce the size of their breasts, new research indicates.Body weight and age can affect complication risk after breast reduction, accordi…
Learn MoreTranscatheter Arterialization Safe for Limb-Threatening Ischemia
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins is safe for patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia and no conventional surgical or endovascular revascularization treatment options, according to a stu…
Learn MoreVedolizumab Aids Remission in Chronic Pouchitis After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic pouchitis after undergoing restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis, treatment with vedolizumab is more effective than placebo for …
Learn MoreCognitive Decline Speeds Up Following Postoperative Delirium
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Postoperative delirium is associated with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, according to a study published online March 20 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Zachary J. Kunicki, Ph.D., from the Warren A…
Learn MoreDoctors Convert Veins Into Arteries to Spare Patients Amputations
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cynthia Elford had recently lost her left leg to type 1 diabetes, after a sunburned big toe turned nearly black and forced an amputation.Now, Elford was being told the same thing was happening in her right …
Learn MoreNovel Risk Tool IDs Those at Risk for Contrast-Associated Acute Kidney Injury
WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A novel risk assessment tool can be used preoperatively to identify patients at risk for contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR)…
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