Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Mie University - Researchers' work adds to oncology body of knowledge

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Laparoscopic colectomy for colon adenocarcinoma reviewed

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York - Study looks at TRAIL receptors in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Myongji University, Namdong - Imipenem-resistant A. baumannii outbreak produced OXA-23 beta-lactamase

Northern General Hospital, Sheffield - One-third of patients unsuitable for stenting, largely due to carotid anatomy

Numark Laboratories - Survey indicates many teens troubled by embarrassing perspiration

Palmerston North Hospital - Significance of calciphylaxis in surgical patients reviewed

PLUS Orthopedics USA, Inc. - Availability of PROMOS Modular Shoulder System announced

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile - Endovascular treatment of descending aorta trauma effective

Prince Wales Private Hospital, New South Wales - Sentinel node biopsy performed in early breast cancer

ProVation Medical, Inc. - Information technology company announces new release of software

Radiological Society of North America - Functional MRI enables noninvasive evaluation of epilepsy patients

Regeneration Technologies, Inc. - ATS Medical to be exclusive marketing services representative for device firm

Riyadh College of Medicine - Management of carcinoid tumors of the appendix evaluated

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - New stent procedure for minimally invasive of brain aneurysms announced

Roper Industries, Inc. - Industrial growth company acquires CIVCO Medical Instruments

Royal Brompton Hospital, London - Revascularization rates are strongly influenced by nonclinical factors

Saitama Medical School - Different pneumoperitoneal pressures influenced tumor cell distribution in rats

San Martino Hospital, Genoa - Positive stress ECG is a valid method for testing high-risk patients for CAD

Seoul National University - Studies advance knowledge in cervical cancer research

Simbionix - Surgical simulation, training devices company founders announce successors

Sinai Hospital - Sinai Hospital celebrates its CyberKnife Center

Singapore General Hospital - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of pancreatic cancer

Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva - Adenosine involved in anti-inflammatory action of ketamine

Spring Glen Medical Center, Hamden - Cluster of postoperative acute-onset endophthalmitis characterized

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc. - Surgical supply company names Wallace D. Ruiz senior vice president and CFO

St. Erik's Eye Hospital, Stockholm - Anterior vitrectomy lowers risk of postoperative after-cataract

St. Erik's Eye Hospital, Stockholm - Etiology and surgical treatment reviewed

St. George Hospital, London - New data illuminates research in obstetrics

St. Thomas' Hospital, London - Effect of IOL material on posterior capsule opacification risk determined

Strasbourg University - Secondary IOL implantation reduces postoperative complications

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus recurred after curative surgery

Surgical Information Systems - Healthcare information systems company receives ISO 9001: 2000 recertification

Surgical Information Systems - Hospital selects information technology solutions to enhance pediatric care

The Beryl Companies - Healthcare network selects firm to manage customer contacts

Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - Radiation morbidity compared between preoperative and postoperative radiotherapy

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Recent findings illuminate research in obstetrics

Univ. Pittsburgh Medical Center - Post-concussion migraine may signal greater neurocognitive impairment

University College London - New report calls for recovery units to boost surgery survival rates

University of Alabama - High-grade tumor differentiation indicated poor prognosis in African Americans

University of Alberta - Researchers improve lung cancer survival rates

University of Athens - Bladder perforation during surgery predisposed to extravesical tumor recurrence

University of Essex, Colchester - Risk stratification is best based on small set of validated predictors

University of Gottingen - Origin of perioperative neuronal-ischemic markers clarified

University of Groningen Hospital - Laparoscopic excision compared to open total mesorectal excision

University of Lausanne - Bronchial aspiration reported after weight loss due to gastric banding

University of Mainz - Transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches to adrenalectomy evaluated

University of New South Wales - Fixation methods compared in flexor digitorum profundus tendon repair

University of North Carolina - Real-time 3D visualization used in cardiothoracic diagnosis and surgery planning

University of Paris VI - Cricotracheal resection feasible in children weighing <10 kg

University of Southern California - Trabectome safely and effectively lowers intraocular pressure

University of the West Indies - Tissue-based cardiac surgical simulator developed

University of the West Indies, St. Augustine - Findings advance knowledge in cardiac surgery research

University of Toronto - Ovarian cancer surgery quality indicators developed using unique Delphi approach

University of Tubingen - New system for endoscopic solo surgery show improvement over other instruments

University of Witten Herdecke, Wuppertal - Prognostics factors for recurrence after organ-preserving tumor resection found

UPRES-EA 3063, St. Etienne - New murine models mimic the features of cryotherapy-treated lung cancer

Wakayama Medical University - Dextran sulfate may interfere with leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak - Limitations in use of serum prostate specific antigen levels uncovered