Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Medical College of Ohio - Intramedullary technique effective for broken tibial nail removal

Miguel Servet University Hospital - Wichita fusion nail improves knee arthrodesis outcome

Mutualiste Clinic, Etienne - In some cases, conservative surgery for testicular tumors is possible

National Taiwan University Hospital - Double transpositional replantation feasible for five-digit amputation

National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor helps the cytotoxic effect of chemotherapy drugs

Neoprobe Corp. - Diagnostics products company reports first quarter revenues of $1.4 million

New York University - Salivary gland function is important in oral and overall health

Novartis - Marketing applications submitted for Femara, a post-tamoxifen treatment

Organ Donation - Senior citizen donates kidney to her son

Pediatric Health - Cochlear implants work best when started young

Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne - Commercial total hip replacement systems compared

San Martino University Hospital - Autologous fibrin-platelet glue improves maxillofacial surgery outcome

Seltara Norfolk General Hospital - Polymeric sealant suitable for anastomatic bleeding control

St. James University Hospital, Leeds - Free groin flaps provide skin coverage after tumor resection and trauma

Thomas Jefferson University - Therapy to prevent or delay recurrence of prostate cancer reviewed

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital - Combining two radiation therapies benefits patients with brain cancer metastases

Tottori University - Researchers develop a new animal model of continuous catheterization

U.S. National Institutes of Health - Resistin levels return to normal after islet transplantation

University of Bari Medical School - Proteolytic imbalance reversed after therapeutic surgery in breast cancer

University of Dusseldorf - Adrenal masses are often discovered incidentally

University of Erlangen Nurnberg - Cytokine neutralization alleviates excess wound fibrosis

University of Glasgow - Radial forearm skin flaps for oral cancer may change histologically

University of Heidelberg - Benign and malignant disorders can be similar to perianal dermatitis

University of Louvain - Use of cyclosporine in renal and pancreas transplantation reviewed

University of Lund Hospital - Digital and analog radiographs comparable for patients with hip prostheses

University of Miami - Advances and immunological challenges of islet transplantation outlined

University of Pennsylvania - Treatment of cleidocranial dysplasia with osseointegrated implants described

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Report: New approach has lung recipients taking far fewer drugs

University of Southern California - Temozolomide prolongs survival slightly in refractory recurrent meningioma

University of Washington - Computed tomography is the main diagnostic tool for DVT and PE