Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

BioElectronics Corp. - New ActiPatch is thinner, more comfortable

InSightec, Ltd. - Alliance to study use of magnetic resonance focused ultrasound to eliminate breast tumors

Jules Gonin Ophthalmic Hospital, Lausanne - Amniotic membrane is alternative material for oculopalpebral and reconstructive surgery

New York Medical College - 3,3'-diindolylmethane proposed as adjuvant to surgery in thyroid cancer

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Abdominal visceral fat of morbidly obese has higher TFA levels compared with nonobese

University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Intracardiac echocardiography useful in perimembranous defect closure

Acacia Research Corp. - Dr. Jonathan W. Said joins CombiMatrix Molecular Diagnostics' scientific advisory board

Accreditation - Cirrus Health announces Linden Crest Surgery Center passes AAAHC inspection

Accuray - California cancer center performs 25 treatments with radiosurgery system

American College of Cardiology - Expert panel releases guidelines to promote the early detection and treatment of arterial disease

Ankara Numune Training & Research Hospital - Bariatric surgery does not add risk of postoperative wound infection in morbidly obese

Arizona Heart Institute - Great vessel transposition improves antegrade stent-graft delivery to proximal aortic arch lesions

AstraZeneca - Studies show adverse effects of tamoxifen as early breast cancer therapy

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston - New findings in the area of cancer therapy detailed

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome - Mortality and long-term survival are not influenced by emergency colorectal cancer surgery

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles - Minimally invasive surgery may increase the options for the elderly with some lung cancers

Centers of Excellence for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery, Las Vegas - Six-year study finds excellent results with the minigastric bypass surgery

Centre Hospitalier Hornu - Computed tomography-guided surgery treats hand condition

Chiba University - Vessel growth sustains fat graft survival mechanisms in study models

Cleveland Clinic - Metallography assay for detection of HER2 gene status in breast cancer is developed

Dallas Veterans Medical Center - Hartmann reversal associated with more complications than loop ileostomy reversal

Dongguk University of International Hospital, Gyeonggi - FDG-PET used to detect metastases of uterine cervical cancer when surgical staging is inappropriate

Duke University, Durham - Hyperspectral imaging maps hemoglobin saturation at the microvessel level

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. - Ascendra aortic heart valve replacement system launched

Encore Medical Corp. - Colorado Health Sciences Center inks agreement on total joint and rehabilitation product lines

Endologix, Inc. - Four-year patient follow-up data support durability of Powerlink System

European Institute of Oncology, Milan - Current management issues in malignant melanoma discussed

Flinders University, Bedford Park - Diabetes, stroke history, and older age are risk factors for stroke after coronary bypass

Free University of Brussels - Role of chemotherapy in the treatment of low-grade glioma reviewed

Free University of Brussels - Use of pulmonary artery catheter not associated with poorer prognosis

Georgetown University Medical Center - Women and the elderly with stage III colon cancer should also receive chemotherapy, say researchers

Glostrup University Hospital - Thirty-day mortality after colorectal cancer surgery estimated in Denmark

Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati - Octogenarians undergoing cardiac surgery have more comorbidities and higher mortality

Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara - Risk factors for postoperative gastrointestinal complications identified

HealthTronics, Inc. - Imaging company unveils MultiVantage

Hokkaido University, Sapporo - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

Hopital Antoine Beclere, Clamart - Role of surgery in cystic diseases of the liver and biliary tract analyzed

Hopital Sainte Marguerite, Marseille - Gracilis muscle transposition with pudendal nerve anastomosis feasible in cadavers

Hopital Tenon, Paris - New research in the area of prognostics detailed

Hospital Dr. Jose Penna, Bahia Blanca - Long-term functional results of colonic neobladder described

Hospital General Universitario Alicante - Arthroereisis using Giannini endo-orthotic implant has good outcome

Hospital Universitario, Madrid - No prognostic differences detected between pathologic stages of lung cancer

Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan - Retroperitoneoscopic renal pedicle lymphatic disconnection superior to open surgery

Imaging - Hypervascularity and a well-marginated high-intensity lesion used to identify pancreatic serous cystadenoma

Information Technology - Emageon named national distributor of TraumaCad orthopedic planning and solution

Inonu University - Desflurane-fentanyl anesthesia promotes rapid postoperative recovery compared to midazolam-fentanyl

Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris - SurgAssist computerized surgical stapling system shows promise

Israeli Aeromedical Center - Studies describe new findings in diabetes therapy research

Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Moxifloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution has higher antibiotic activity than gatifloxacin 0.3%

Kagoshima University - Findings in hepatocellular cancer provide new insights

Kanazawa University, Ishikawa - Recent findings in prognostics described

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital - Computerized nuclear morphometry used to differentiate thyroid follicular neoplasms

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital - Videothoracoscopic resection used to treat stage II thymoma

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh - Mitral balloon valvotomy has good short- and long-term outcome

Kobe University, Hyogo - Multiplanar reformats used to assess extent of regional tumors in non-small cell lung cancer

Krishna Hospital, Maharashtra - Surgical excision remains main treatment for retroperitoneal para-aortic paraganglioma

Lapeyronie University Hospital, Montpellier - Continuous peripheral nerve block is effective and safe postoperative analgesia

Loyola University, Maywood - Infrapopliteal angioplasty results in poor wound-healing and limb-salvage rates

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Surgery-alone treatment for cervical cancer improves sexual functioning outcomes

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Tumor-secreted growth factor rules prostate cancer lymphangiogenesis

McGraw-Hill Professional - Educational content provider debuts online version of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery

Medical University of Vienna - Automated calibration method developed for optical see-through head-mounted operating microscope

Medical University of Vienna - Reports advance knowledge in tissue engineering research

MedicalCV, Inc. - Cardiovascular surgery company names Ralph Lazzara to scientific advisory board

Medtronic, Inc. - Evidence presented that off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery is safe and effective