Complications After Colectomy: Does Procedure Type Matter? Complications After Colectomy: Does Procedure Type Matter?
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study comparing hernia and bowel obstruction rates of laparoscopic versus open surgery for rectal cancer.Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 3, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Single vs Multiport Lap Colectomy: Only Benefit Cosmetic? Single vs Multiport Lap Colectomy: Only Benefit Cosmetic?
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that compares the outcomes of single-incision and multiport laparoscopy for colonic surgery.Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
Fewer Colectomy Procedures Performed Among Ulcerative Colitis Patients
(MedPage Today) -- Surveillance efforts may lead to more treatment options for this patient group (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - February 8, 2019 Category: Surgery Source Type: news
Post-Inflammatory Polyps Not Linked to Colorectal Neoplasia
FRIDAY, Dec. 14, 2018 -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), post-inflammatory polyps (PIPs) are associated with greater severity and extent of colon inflammation and higher rates of colectomy, but not with development of colorectal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 14, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Surgeon Experience and Medicare Expenditures for Colectomy Surgeon Experience and Medicare Expenditures for Colectomy
How do Medicare payments for laparoscopic and open colectomy compare? Might a surgeon ' s experience impact payment?Annals of Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Colectomy Appears to Increase Later Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7, 2018 -- Patients who have the entire or left side of the colon removed show increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes in the 18 years following surgery, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in eLife.
Anders B. Jensen,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 7, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Colectomy May Boost Diabetes Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Large registry study suggests role for altered intestinal microbiota and hormones post-surgery (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - November 2, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Colectomy patients may have a higher risk of diabetes
Research, published ineLife,suggests that patients who have had a complete colectomy, or the left side of their colon removed, have an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes.MedicalXpress (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 2, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
ACS: Opiate-Free Surgery Feasible for Elective Colectomy
TUESDAY, Oct. 23, 2018 -- Opiate-free surgery is feasible for patients undergoing elective colon resections with anastomosis, with shorter length of stay for patients not receiving narcotics, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 23, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
IV Acetaminophen Minimally Helpful for Colectomy Pain
FRIDAY, July 6, 2018 -- Intravenous acetaminophen does not decrease opioid utilization to a clinically significant threshold among colectomy patients, according to a study published in the July issue of Anesthesiology.
Isaac Wasserman, M.P.H., from... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 6, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
No Surgical Gains from Accelerated Infliximab in Acute UC
(MedPage Today) -- Colectomy rates similar to those with standard induction therapy (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - June 29, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Ambulatory Colectomy Safe, Feasible for'Carefully Selected' Patients Ambulatory Colectomy Safe, Feasible for'Carefully Selected' Patients
Many patients who require elective colectomy may be candidates for ambulatory surgery, new research shows.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - May 29, 2018 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
You Will Have a New Life You Will Have a New Life
A deeply personal account of a physician ' s difficult journey after a total colectomy, and how she was able to build the"new life" she was promised--but not quite in the way she expected.Annals of Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
C. Difficile Risk Higher With Stoma Reversal Versus Colectomy
WEDNESDAY, April 18, 2018 -- Patients who undergo elective stoma reversal have a higher incidence of postoperative Clostridium difficile infection versus patients who undergo elective colectomy, according to a study published in the May issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 18, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
SafeHeal raises $7m
Early stage medtech dev SafeHeal said today it has raised $7.4 million (EU €6 million) in a Series A round of financing, with funds slated to support the clinical and regulatory market access and a commercial launch.
The Paris-based company is developing the Colovac, a digestive anastomosis protection device designed to reduce complications and remove the need for ostomies in colectomy patients.
The system consists of a minimally invasive, full reversible implant that remains in place for approximately two weeks, or until tissue repair is complete, before removal.
“This investment enables us to execute our aggressi...
Source: Mass Device - March 23, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News safeheal Source Type: news
