Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Osaka Medical College - Mast cells may strengthen non-small cell lung cancer angiogenesis

Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Phase II trial underway of OT-551 to prevent cataracts after vitrectomy surgery

Radboud University of Nijmegen Medical Center - Repeated laparotomies don't affect early healing of experimental intestinal anastomoses

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Percutaneous tracheostomy complication rates in obese are similar to normal risk patients

Seoul National University Hospital - DM does not affect postoperative result for coronary bypass surgery in multivessel disease

Singapore General Hospital - Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft and plating has good long-term outcome

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi - Videoendoscopically assisted vascular surgery using combined approaches safe

Small Bone Innovations, LLC - Multi-use modular hand fixation system launched at hand surgery convention

SpineMedica Corp. - Spine devices company forms advisory board to review disc replacement product

SRI Surgical - Healthcare sourcing solutions company reports revenue of $22.6 million

St. Andre Group Hospital, Bordeaux - Complications low when outpatient surgery is performed by dermatologists

St. Mary's Hospital, London - Peritoneal nebulizer-delivered treatment prevents postoperative recurrence in rats

Staar Surgical Company - Ophthalmic products developer reports decrease in third quarter net sales

Stanford University - Adjuvant therapy with chemotherapy increases survival of women with serous carcinoma

State University of New York at Buffalo - Study on symptom experience will benefit nurses and patients facing cancer treatments

Sunnybrook and Women's College, Toronto - Cochlear implantation feasible and effective, regardless of otic capsule involvement

Surgical Technology - Botox ranks number one for non-invasive cosmetic surgical improvement procedures in the country

Surgical Weight Loss Clinic, Tacoma - Reversal of obesity following bariatric surgery does not eliminate RCC risk

Synergetics USA, Inc. - Surgical devices maker files first annual report after joining Valley Forge

Tokyo Medical and Dental University - Optical imaging of intrinsic signals used as guide for brain tumor surgery

Tokyo Women's Medical University - Multi-voxel proton MRS differentiated between radiation-induced necrosis and tumor recurrence

Toronto General Hospital - Hyperglycemia is independent risk factor for mortality for cardiac surgery patients

Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center - New research in the area of imaging detailed

U.S. National Cancer Institute - Follow-up study confirms that tamoxifen reduces breast cancer risk

Uludag University, Bursa - Hypobaric bupivacaine safe and effective for spinal anesthesia

Universidade Federal de Pelotas - Bioelectric impedance and dietary risk assessment are postoperative complication predictors

University Hospital, Santiago - Size, volume, and weight of stomachs in morbidly obese analyzed

University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro - Women rate laparoscopy with better quality-of-life benefits than laparotomy

University Magna Greecia of Catanzaro, Rome - Smoothing procedure reduces corneal roughness after excimer laser ablation

University of California, Los Angeles - Advances evident in glioma molecular analysis and characterization

University of Cologne - Laparoscopic study reveals weight loss but high esophagitis incidence

University of Copenhagen - LapSim virtual reality system suitable for use in laparoscopic surgery training

University of Florida - Surgery recommended for treating adult head and neck soft tissue sarcomas

University of Hamburg - Endoscopic papillectomy of benign papillary tumor deemed safe and effective

University of Illinois - Delayed construction of bilio-digestive anastomosis may prevent biliary morbidity

University of Iowa - Reports describe recent advances in obesity surgery research

University of Mannheim - Chondrocytes differentially express matrix modulators during tissue engineering expansion

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey - Extended lymphadenectomy during curative gastrectomy for gastric cancer recommended

University of Medicine, Berlin - High hormone therapy use and surgical procedures reveal need for education interventions

University of Mersin - Microsurgical repair minimizes recurrence and hydrocele risks in adolescent patients

University of Michigan - Focused ultrasound ablation of renal and prostate cancer described

University of Pavia - Free flaps superior to pedicled flaps for reconstruction after tumor recurrence

University of South Florida - Obesity is not a contraindication to laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Benefits of surgically corrected adult strabismus include improved health, vision, and self-image

University of Turku - Use of electrocautery needle-knife improves endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography outcome

University of Virginia - Venoplasty/dilatation enables lead placement across chronic total venous occlusion

Wesley Hospital, Brisbane - Researchers' data advance obesity surgery research