Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke - Surveillance of rectal cancer showed most recurrences occur within 5 years

Novadaq Technologies Inc. - Studies show 30% of vein grafts for bypass fail in 1 year

Novare Surgical Systems Inc. - EndoLink instruments used for the first time in laparoscopic applications

Ohio State University - Evaluation of lacrimal fluid is not viable option for monitoring glucose levels

Personnel - Capasso named assistant COO of outpatient surgery services provider

Personnel - Somnia names Kilcarr named director of managed care contracting

Queensland University of Technology - Early physiotherapy after breast cancer surgery improves overall quality of life

Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tiqwa - Intraoperative ultrasonography used to detect small colonic polyps

Santa Corona Hospital, Pietra Ligure - Laparoscopic repair of a Morgagni-Larrey hernia reported

Society of Interventional Radiology - MRI shown to improve selection for nonsurgical treatment of uterine fibroids

St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital, New York - Surgical limitations of sphenoorbital meningiomas described

State University of New York Upstate Medical University - Researchers' work adds to obesity surgery body of knowledge

Swiss Federal Inst of Technology, Schwerzenbach - Findings describe new data in obesity therapy research

TissueLink Medical, Inc. - Innovation award given for system designed to reduce blood loss during surgery

Tokyo Medical and Dental University - L-[methyl-C-11] methionine-positron emission tomography used to monitor treatment of glioma

Turk Plastik Cerrahi Dernegi, Istanbul - Distally based sural fasciocutaneous cross-leg flaps effective for traumatic foot/ankle defects

Universita Magna-Graecia di Catanzaro - Studies describe new findings in obesity surgery research

Universite Joseph Fourier, Grenoble - Model of HF electrical stimulation effects and mechanism in CNS was developed

University Hospital, Erlangen - Fat necrosis is common after breast-conserving surgery

University Hospitals of Cleveland - Age and obesity alter quality of life after gynecological surgery

University of Bologna - Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of ischemia

University of California, Irvine - Recent findings in breast cancer described

University of California, San Francisco - Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging needed to monitor disease progression of glioma

University of Florida - Reports add new data to kidney transplantation research

University of Illinois - Delays in seeking treatment for a heart attack may depend on the symptoms experienced

University of Saarland, Homburg - Intravital fluorescence microscopy analyzes angiogenesis in endometriosis-like lesions

University of Texas Medical School, Houston - Researchers find a possible link between sleep apnea and a child's sleeping position

University of Texas SW Medical Center, Dallas - Techniques for renal radiofrequency ablation outlined

University of Texas, San Antonio - Intensity-modulated radiosurgery effective for inoperable complex pediatric AVMs

University of Turin - Improved quality of life is seen with surgical treatment of breast cancer in the elderly

University of Ulm - Tokuhashi score predicted life expectancy of breast cancer patients with spinal metastases

University of Washington - Research add new data to obesity surgery body of knowledge

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - Blacks and Hispanics have higher infectious complication rates than white patients

Vanderbilt University, Nashville - Surgical treatment for movement disorders may benefit from a new guidance system

Wake Forest University of Health Science, Winston Salem - Recurrence-free survival in renal cell carcinoma patients predicted by tumor differentiation

Washington University, St. Louis - Researchers detail new studies and findings in the area of angiology

Washington University, St. Louis - Studies advance knowledge in ophthalmology research

William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak - Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy is a useful tool for lymphatic mapping

Wilmer Eye Institute - Findings advance knowledge in refractive surgery research

Yale University - Primary closure doesn't increase surgical wound infection risk in children