Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Medtech Insight - Minimally invasive surgical technologies aid patients with urinary problems

Medtronic, Inc. - Medical technology company announces FDA approval of pacemaker

Medtronic, Inc. - Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with minimal access study released

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Biotechnology company elects chairman of the board of directors

Metaphore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Pharma. co. evaluates efficacy of clinical pain compound combined with morphine

National Surgical Hospitals - Surgical hospital operator and John Muir/Mt. Diablo Health form joint venture

National Yang Ming University, Taipei - Predictive value of CLIP, Okuda, TNM and JIS staging systems evaluated

North Manchester General Hosp. - NSAIDs don't increase bleeding after tonsillectomy in children

Oridion Systems Ltd - Continuous CO2 monitoring during upper endoscopy procedures available

Possis Medical, Inc. - Peripheral catheter receives U.S. FDA clearance for leg artery thrombus

Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, U.K. - Deep brain stimulation "has role to play" in treating chronic pain

Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust, London - LV function improves more rapidly with a stentless prosthesis

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown - Myocardial damage after infrarenal surgery is lower with endovascular repair

Rush University Medical Center, Chicago - Less invasive procedure for treatment of uterine fibroids is effective

Sapporo Medical University - New research in the area of cancer vaccines detailed

Seoul National University - Diagnostic potential of promoter hypermethylation of CpG islands weighed

Seoul National University Hospital - Sleeve resection resulted in higher locoregional recurrence of lung cancer

Stanford University - Pediatric patients with cardiac disease are predisposed to laryngeal anomalies

State University of New York, Stony Brook - Inherent patient risk underlies increased morbidity in concurrent CEA-CABG

Strathclyde University - Pamidronate coating enhances S. aureus adhesion to hydroxyapatite

Surgical Technology - Miami surgery center offers new technology to treat spine tumors

Syracuse University - Shelf life of a two-solution bone cement analyzed

The Society for Women's Health Research - Survey shows communication trends between cancer survivors and health providers

Tokyo National Cancer Center - Prognostic factors of surgical resection in bile duct cancer examined

United Surgical Partners International, Inc. - Surgical facilities company purchases interest in Texas surgery center

Univ. of California, Berkeley - Tissue impedivity in cryosurgery is temperature dependent

Univ. of California, San Francisco - Researchers publish new studies and findings in the area of vector development

University Hospital of Nice - Recent findings in urinary incontinence provide new insights

University Medical Center Utrecht - Researchers' data advance cancer therapy research

University of Antwerp - Endogenous antioxidant activity during CPB surgery characterized

University of Greifswald - Auricular acupuncture effective as complementary postoperative analgesia

University of Illinois, Peoria - Stricture dilation after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reviewed

University of Iowa - Bisphosphonates can wreak havoc in the mouth and jaws

University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Case of atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor reported

University of Minnesota - Researchers describe findings in cardiology studies

University of Munster - NMDA-independent factors underlie surgical incisional pain

University of Nevada, Las Vegas - VEGF infusion protects against skeletal muscle ischemia/reperfusion injury

University of Nijmegen - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of gastroenterology

University of Umea Hospital - Codman MicroSensor effective for intracranial pressure monitoring

Valley Forge Scientific Corp. - Surgical instrument manufacturing companies announce merger agreement

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville - Untreated low-grade ductal carcinoma in situ poses long-term risk

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC - Electrical impedance findings strongly correlated with early cancer detection