Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly

Personnel - SRI/Surgical Express appoints Charles W. Federico to board as independent director

Policinico San Donato, Italy - CPB-associated hyperlactatemia can be detected with carbon dioxide parameters

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, India - Tuberculosis of the craniovertebral junction heals without surgery

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa - Research from Israel and Japan add new data to angiology body of knowledge

Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - Absent pulmonary valve syndrome surgical outcome is linked to pre-operative ventilator dependency

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Merseyside, U.K. - Intra-aortic balloon pumping is effective in children with low cardiac output

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - CABG surgery off-pump and on-pump groups demonstrate comparable neurocognitive outcomes

Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany - Suction-curettage cannula is best for surgical treatment of axillary hyperhidrosis

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden - Autoregulation of perfusion in the jejunal mucosa during cardiopulmonary bypass is maintained

Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden - Cardiotomy suction blood vasoactive effects may be important during surgery

Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo - New findings in surgery described from Japan and Germany

Seoul National University, South Korea - Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sinonasal tract treatments are reviewed

Seoul National University, South Korea - Distal gastrectomy laparoscopy-assisted is compared to open distal gastrectomy

St. Antonius Hospital, Eschweiler - Data from Germany, the People's Republic of China and the United States advance knowledge in cardiology research

St. Francis Medical Technologies - Study shows intermediate-term efficacy of minimally invasive X STOP procedure for low back pain

St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, U.S. - Basilar artery aneurysms require the complete transcavernous approach

St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia - CABG-associated cognitive decline assessment affected by number of tests

Stanford University, U.S. - New findings from the United States and Chile in the area of ischemia detailed

Stanford University, U.S. - Primary subclavian vein thrombosis can be nonoperatively managed

Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul - Research from South Korea, United Kingdom and Denmark in rectal cancer provides new insights

Sunnybrook & Women's College Health Science Center, Toronto - Studies from Canada, the United States and Austria advance knowledge in prostate cancer research

Surgical Weight Control Center, Las Vegas, U.S. - New findings from the United States, Greece and Spain in the area of obesity described

Sydney University, Australia - Antiplatelet therapy in peripheral occlusive arterial disease is focus of meta-analysis

Symphony Medical - Symphony initiates phase 2 trial for biologic therapy to prevent postop atrial fibrillation

Technical University of Dresden, Germany - Renal cell carcinoma recurrence risk not impacted by width of resection margin

Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel - Dural defect reconstruction is tested using a CO₂ laser system

Tokyo Medical & Dental University, Japan - New research from Japan, Israel and the United States in the area of colon cancer detailed

Torbay General Hospital, Devon, U.K. - Penetrating keratoplasty techniques are compared

Tottori Prefectural Central Hospital, Tottori, Japan - First-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer with docetaxel-cisplatin regimen shows promise

Uludag University, Bursa - Recent findings from Turkey, Netherlands and Australia illuminate research in angiology

Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium - CABG surgery performed off-pump does not affect right ventricular function

University College London, U.K. - CABG surgery-associated neuropsychological impairment correlates with white cell count

University degli Studi di Firenze - New findings from the United States and Israel in the area of breast cancer described

University of Alabama - New findings from the United States, Canada and Sweden in the area of hematology detailed

University of Bristol - Researchers' data from the United Kingdom, Italy and United States advance cardiology research

University of Cagliari, Italy - Glottic cancer is effectively treated with CO₂ laser endoscopic surgery

University of California, U.S. - Esophageal cancer staged by number of malignant regional lymph nodes

University of Chile, Chile - Recent findings in obesity described by researchers from Chile, the United States and Australia

University of Copenhagen Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark - Findings from Denmark, Netherlands and the United Kingdom in head & neck cancer provide new insights

University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany - Renal disease models incur faulty angiogenesis and perfusion in ischemic limbs

University of Florida, U.S. - Cardiac fibrosis was prevented in hypertension model by chronic angiotensin-(1-7)

University of Groningen - Researchers from Netherlands, Italy and Germany report recent findings in cardiology

University of Hull, U.K. - Colon tumorigenesis linked to involvement of BRCA2 and putative BRCA3

University of Illinois, U.S. - Endoscopic infratentorial-supracerebellar approach to the third ventricle is described

University of Insubria, Italy - Atrial fibrillation after coronary bypass surgery is associated with histopathology

University of Leipzig, Germany - Intraoperative graft patency control is obtained with dynamic infrared imaging

University of Lund Hospital, Lund, Sweden - Neurilemoma diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration analyzed

University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, U.S. - Denervated failing heart is protected by downregulation of L-type Ca²⁺ channel

University of Missouri, U.S. - Genetic signs indicate the early onset of arthritis

University of Missouri, U.S. - Researchers working to create a custom knee replacement using biological parts

University of Nottingham - Researchers from the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Italy detail new studies and findings in the area of angiology

University of Parma - Recent studies from Italy, Germany and Austria add new data to surgery research

University of Pennsylvania - Reports from the United States describe recent advances in obesity research

University of Pennsylvania - Researchers from the United States and Japan report details of new studies and findings in the area of cardiology

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Cardiac surgery-associated cerebral ischemic events are studied

University of Pennsylvania, U.S. - Surgical treatment of os acromiale with and without associated rotator cuff tears was compared

University of Pittsburgh, U.S. - Raloxifen reduces breast cancer risk with lower incidence of thromboembolic events

University of Roma La Sapienza - New research from Italy and Norway in the area of rectal cancer detailed

University of Tokyo, Japan - Endoscopic submucosal dissection of gastrointestinal tumors using Flexknife described

University of Toronto - Recent findings in surgery described by researchers from Canada and the United States

University of Toronto - Studies from Canada, Israel and the United States describe new findings in angiology research

University of Ulm, Germany - Septoplasty with bilateral turbinoplasty improves nasal air conditioning

University of Vienna - New data from Austria, the United States and the United Kingdom lluminates research in cardiology

University of Virginia, U.S. - Pituitary macroadenoma is managed with gamma surgery

University of Washington, U.S. - Young endometrial cancer patients are usually more obese but elderly show more complications

Uroplasty - Uroplasty receives U.S. FDA clearance for next-generation device to treat overactive bladder

Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada - Carotid artery stenting optimal activated clotting time is 250 to 299 seconds

Wakayama Medical University, Japan - New data from Japan, the United States and the People's Republic of China lluminates research in pancreatic cancer

Washington University, St. Louis - Studies from the United States and Netherlands advance knowledge in lung cancer research

William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center, Madison - Researchers' data from the United States, Germany and People's Republic of China advance surgery research

Yale University - Findings from the United States and Sweden describe new data in cardiology research

Yamaguchi University, Japan - Glioblastoma functional outcome improved via navigation-guided fence-post procedure