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
Magnetic System Aims to Make Bariatric Surgery Less Invasive
A recent study concluded that a "first-of-its-kind" magnetic surgical system allows a safe, reproducible, incision-less technique for port-less intraabdominal mobilization. The Magnetic Surgical System, developed by Levita Magnetics, is so unlike current technologies that FDA had to create a whole new category for it when approving it for use, according to Alberto Rodriguez-Navarro, MD, CEO and founder of Levita Magnetics, in an interview with MD+DI.
The system consists of an external magnet placed on the skin that controls a shaftless detachable grasper. It enables surgeons to move instruments without the constraints of a...
Source: MDDI - March 29, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Susan Shepard Tags: Business Source Type: news
Recovery from hysterectomy followed by post-op sepsis – Helen ’ s story
I have suffered from heavy periods all my life. A couple of years ago, as I reached 50, my periods became almost endless, flooding and very painful. After trying the pill, tranexamic acid, iron tablets and a host of other things, and having anaemia for months I opted for an ablation. The ablation failed and I was left with heavier bleeding and more pain.
Eight weeks after the failed ablation I had a laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. The surgery went well and I left hospital the next day (histology showed I had adenomyosis and endometriosis).
On day 6 after surgery I felt very unwell and had a high temperature...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 29, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories post op infection recovery Source Type: news
Recovery from hysterectomy followed by post-op sepsis – Helen ’ s story
I have suffered from heavy periods all my life. A couple of years ago, as I reached 50, my periods became almost endless, flooding and very painful. After trying the pill, tranexamic acid, iron tablets and a host of other things, and having anaemia for months I opted for an ablation. The ablation failed and I was left with heavier bleeding and more pain.
Eight weeks after the failed ablation I had a laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy. The surgery went well and I left hospital the next day (histology showed I had adenomyosis and endometriosis).
On day 6 after surgery I felt very unwell and had a high temperature...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 29, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health hysterectomy stories post op infection recovery Source Type: news
Ethicon seeks data on Neuwave liver ablations
Ethicon’s Neuwave is a target ablation tool for small to large lesions, as well as a resection tool. (Image from Ethicon)
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary Ethicon said it has launched a global registry to collect and analyze real-world data on patients with soft tissue liver lesions ablated with the company’s Neuwave microwave ablation system.
The multicenter, observational registry will follow approximately 1,500 patients worldwide for five years from the date of their first liver ablation procedure with the Neuwave system, a minimally invasive microwave ablation technology that uses heat tra...
Source: Mass Device - March 26, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog News Well Research & Development Surgical Ethicon johnson&johnson societyofinterventionalradiology Source Type: news
My sub-total hysterectomy – Louise ’ s story
I am a worrier (a phrase that you will see later became relevant !) – it’s in my nature, so you can imagine what something as significant as a sub-total abdominal hysterectomy did to the worrying part of my brain.
Having said that, I was relatively calm in the weeks leading up to the surgery. I’m not sure why; maybe because I knew it was needed, I had a very large growing fibroid (equivalent of a 24 week pregnancy) and despite not having any of the usual heavy bleeding symptoms or pains, knew that it was far better out than in; or maybe because I had had a laparoscopic oopherectomy two years earlier for a very large ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 22, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health abdominal hysterectomy fibroids hysterectomy stories subtotal hysterectomy Source Type: news
My sub-total hysterectomy – Louise ’ s story
I am a worrier (a phrase that you will see later became relevant !) – it’s in my nature, so you can imagine what something as significant as a sub-total abdominal hysterectomy did to the worrying part of my brain.
Having said that, I was relatively calm in the weeks leading up to the surgery. I’m not sure why; maybe because I knew it was needed, I had a very large growing fibroid (equivalent of a 24 week pregnancy) and despite not having any of the usual heavy bleeding symptoms or pains, knew that it was far better out than in; or maybe because I had had a laparoscopic oopherectomy two years earlier for a very large ...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - March 22, 2019 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health abdominal hysterectomy fibroids hysterectomy stories subtotal hysterectomy Source Type: news
Surgery for Uncomplicated Appendicitis Typically Yields Satisfactory Outcomes
FRIDAY, March 8, 2019 -- Preoperative imaging, a laparoscopic approach, and excellent clinical outcomes are the norm for the surgical management of uncomplicated appendicitis in U.S. adults, according to research published in the March issue of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 8, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Podcast: Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for the management of presumed early stage endometrial cancer
Recent decades have seen greater and greater use of laparoscopy, or keyhole surgery, when people need an operation on their abdomen. There are now dozens of Cochrane Reviews of this, for a wide variety of conditions and, in October 2018, the one forlaparoscopy versus laparotomy, or open surgery, for women with early stage endometrial cancer was updated. The review is led by Khadra Galaal from the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro in the UK and she tells us the latest findings in this podcast." Worldwide, cancer of the womb or ' endometrial cancer ' is the fifth most common cancer among women under 65 years of age, with a hi...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 26, 2019 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in adults is effective and safe
This study demonstrates that surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis is very safe. As people contemplate their choices for managing appendicitis — antibiotics or surgery — these data can help ensure they make a fully informed choice. AUTHORSDr. Christopher Childers, Dr. Jill Dworsky, Dr. Melinda Maggard-Gibbons and Dr. Marcia Russell of UCLA. Russell is also with the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.JOURNALThe peer-reviewed journal Surgerypublished the study.FUNDINGThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality funded Childers. (Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences)
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 26, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Surgery for uncomplicated appendicitis in adults is effective and safe
(University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences) There has been a growing debate over whether uncomplicated appendicitis should be treated with antibiotics rather than surgery. UCLA research finds that more than 97 percent of the surgeries for appendicitis were laparoscopic, or minimally invasive, and most patients were discharged the same day or the next day. Only 3 percent of the procedures resulted in complications. This indicates that surgery is safe and effective. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 25, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Mauna Kea Nixes Deal with Cook Medical
Citing a lack of commercial progress, Mauna Kea Technologies is calling off an agreement with Cook Medical that was signed a little over three years ago involving Mauna Kea's Cellvizio platform.
Paris, France-based Mauna Kea said the decision to terminate the development and distribution agreements with Cook was mutual. Cook has not officially commented on the news.
Cellvizio is a multidisciplinary probe and needle-based confocal laser endoscopy platform. The device enables direct visualization of human tissues at the cellular scale and allows doctors to detect anomalies invisible with standard techniques, part...
Source: MDDI - February 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
Mauna Kea, Cook Medical terminate Cellvizio dev, distro deal
Mauna Kea (ENT:MKEA) said today that it and Cook Medical have mutually decided to terminate their development and distribution agreement.
The deal, originally inked in late 2015, included the development of Mauna Kea’s Cellvizio confocal laser endomicroscopy systems for urologic applications. Paris-based Mauna Kea said that it agreed to develop a private-label version of the Cellvizio with an emphasis on characterizing upper urinary tract urothelial cancer.
“Mauna Kea was understandably excited by the prospect of combining our innovative, confocal laser endomicroscopy technology with an established medical devices...
Source: Mass Device - February 21, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Featured Imaging Urology Cook Medical Mauna Kea Technologies Source Type: news
