Surgery

Plastic surgery still has a very negative stigma, despite the fact that there were more than 14.6 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2012 alone.

Researchers conclude that community-based surgeons successfully manage revision surgery for unstable total hip arthroplasty (THA) by using a variety of surgical interventions.

A recent study suggests that the transvaginal approach to general surgery procedures is safe and cosmetically advantageous with no appreciable effect on future fertility or sexual function.

A recent anonymous survey among nephrologists suggests that patients' social support, ability to understand the transplant process, and age are the most important factors influencing nephrologists' decisions to exclude them from kidney transplant referral.

During a follow-on session at the 2013 Southern Hospital Medicine Conference, Steven Cohn, MD, discussed the effect of PCI on subsequent non-cardiac surgery outcomes, monitoring specific hormone levels as indicators of cardiovascular risk, and other hot topics in perioperative medicine.

Presentation at the 2013 Southern Hospital Medicine Conference reviewed the clinical application of several key risk indices, including the Revised Cardiac Risk Index and the Vascular Study Group of New England Risk Index.

After developing a predictive model that compares a patient's individualized risk of mortality while undergoing dialysis to the risk of kidney transplant, a research team has created a free mobile app called iChoose Kidney that enables patients and providers to make informed decisions on treatment choices.

Although 3-year survival and cancer recurrence rates are comparable for patients who have laparoscopic or open surgery at any stage of colon cancer, older patients who undergo a laparoscopic procedure have a significantly less likelihood of being admitted to a nursing home compared to those who have open surgical resection.

With a skilled surgeon at the helm, reasonable expectations, and a firm understanding of the various options available for breast augmentation surgery, a woman can expect to obtain breasts that will fool even the most trained eye.

A study presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons has demonstrated that a simple postoperative pain treatment decreases both pain and the use of narcotic pain relievers.

Research findings presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons show that having a healthy breast removed may not provide a survival benefit to women with early-stage cancer in one breast.

Research findings presented at the 2013 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons indicate that same-hospital readmission rates are poor predictors of all-hospital readmission rates.

While facelift surgery and injectables both offer age-defying benefits, each procedure addresses different aspects in regards to the signs of aging and yields diverse results.

Triple therapy consisting of a protease inhibitor combined with pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin (PR) may increase sustained viral response (SVR12), but it may be more difficult to tolerate than PR therapy alone.

Though a man doesn't face the same hormonal changes with aging that affect a woman's weight and muscle mass, his clock is still ticking away.

Presenters at CHEST 2013 reported that preliminary study results suggest that an accurate exhaled breath biomarker could be developed for use as a clinical test to detect lung cancer.

Study results presented at CHEST 2013 show that patients given beta-blockers may actually be at increased risk of having an adverse cardiac event during a noncardiac surgical procedure.

Less-invasive plastic surgery will get rid of targeted problem areas just in time for the holiday season.

While the use of acute, high-dose systemic corticosteroids probably has no clinically significant effect on wound healing, chronic systemic corticosteroids may impair postoperative healing in susceptible patients.

Case study shows ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol ablation is a well-tolerated and effective option for patients with thyroid cancer who elect not to undergo thyroidectomy.

Radiofrequency ablation and percutaneous laser ablation are both effective and safe for the management of benign thyroid nodules, with no significant differences in nodule volume reduction between the two techniques.

Researchers report that overweight and obese patients undergoing minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) are not at increased risk for surgical complications.

Mechanical prophylaxis for pulmonary embolism (PE) in the form of an inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) is an option for surgical patients who can't undergo chemical venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis.

Though computer-assisted robotic technology is currently being utilized for a variety of pancreatic resections, it's very complex and often difficult to implement and characterize - which begs the question: Is it safe?

Clinician-performed ultrasound can identify non-palpable pathologic lateral lymph nodes in a significant percentage of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer who previously underwent radiologist-performed ultrasound, potentially leading to better surgical outcomes.

Robert T. Grant, MD, MSc, FACS, debunks 10 common myths about plastic surgery, such as the safety of Botox injections and breast augmentation.

For properly selected patients with small PTC nodules active surveillance is a viable management option associated with a very low rate of short-term progression

To help primary care providers manage patients with gender concerns, a researcher from Columbia University has assembled a comprehensive review of important information on the topic, including possible causes, age of typical awareness, and societal issues.

Researchers discover that predominantly-minority treatment centers are also likely to be high-mortality hospitals, which drives racial disparities in surgical outcomes.

Even though they reviewed dozens of scoring tools, researchers concluded that surgeons still don't have an ideal tool to predict severity in early acute pancreatitis.