Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Japanese Fdn. for Cancer Research - A system for curative margins for sarcomas is proposed

Sanofi-Synthelabo Research - Alfuzosin 10 mg shows beneficial effect in patients with urinary retention

Surgical Policy - Suit by nurse anesthetists challenging surgical guidelines tossed out of court

Vasco Quiroga 15 - Adverse prognosis for renal cell carcinoma resection with esophageal metastases

Asahikawa Medical College - Omniflex modular hip implant system has disappointing results

Catholic Univ. of Leuven Hospital - The gracilis free muscle flap is feasible for lower-leg reconstruction

Collagen Matrix, Inc. - FDA clears collagen sponge wound, film wound, and dental dressings

Cordis Corp. - Carotid stenting better at lowering cardiac risk in diabetics than surgery

CSIC, Madrid - Cancer-altered apoptosis leads to tumor progression and therapy resistance

Dalhousie University - Brain tumor patients may present with headache

Dante Pazzanese Cardiology Inst., Sao Paulo - The Amplatzer device is used to close ventricular septal defects

Emory University - Babies can get hearts with wrong blood

Encision, Inc. - Laparoscopic instruments implemented in fifteenth university hospital

Fourth Military Medical Univ., Xian - Large soft tissue defects can be repaired with thoracoumbilical flaps

Hokkaido University - Venous-drainage-guided selective hepatectomy yields acceptable results

Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid - Bilateral adrenal metastasis from colorectal cancer should be managed surgically

Hospital Clinic Barcelona - Stress fractures can sometimes progress to complete fracture

Hospital Clinic of Porto Alegre - Cushing disease remission cannot be determined immediately postoperatively

Hospital Lariboisiere, Paris - Paget disease of bone can progress into painful complications

Infertility - Vasectomy may have irreversible effects on sperm

Institut Gustave-Roussy - Poor responsiveness of breast cancer to chemotherapy explained by profile

Japanese Fdn. for Cancer Rsrch - Pasteurized autologous bone graft is useful in bone reconstruction

JR Hiroshima General Hospital - Nerve allograft with interposed autograft in rats stimulates nerve regeneration

Lenox Hill Hospital, New York - Cement technique affects durability of femoral stem in patients 60-80 years old

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Invisible light and special goggles may improve brain tumor surgery

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Minimally invasive breast cancer treatment shows promise

Massachusetts General Hospital - Larger size sarcomas predict worse survival

Mayo Clinic - Subtrochanteric femoral nonunions heal with appropriate grafting and implants

Mayo Clinic & Mayo Fdn - Breast pain as the only presenting symptom is rarely associated with cancer

MedicalCV, Inc. - Company files 510(k) for its Atrilaze Soft Tissue Ablation System

MedicalCV, Inc. - Valve maker reports revenue up 42% through third quarter fiscal year 2004

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. - Dallas plastic surgeon among the first in the U.S. to offer Restylane

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center - Minimally invasive treatments effective as surgery for solitary tumors

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Primary follicular lymphoma of the testis cured without adjuvant chemotherapy

Moore Medical Corp. - Medical supply distributor reports increase in net loss