Cholecystectomy

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Limiting resident surgeon's work hours associated with fewer ...  -  15 Sep 2008
..."Bile duct injury [a common complication of cholecystectomy, in which the tubes that transport fluids between the liver and gallbladder are damaged] has a EurekAlert (press release),

Shorter Hours Equal Fewer Complications in Gall Bladder Surgery  -  15 Sep 2008
15 -- The rate of bile duct injuries and other complications associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy went down significantly when work hours for MedPage Today,

Spinal vs General Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy  -  Sep 4, 2008
What is the best choice of anesthesia for laparoscopic cholecystectomy? The authors conducted a randomized trial comparing early results following general Medscape (subscription)

Does Cholecystectomy Prior to the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer ...  -  Aug 29, 2008
We hypothesize that cholecystectomy within 12 months of pancreatic cancer affects 1- year survival. The Surveillance Epidemiology and End Result (SEER) RedOrbit,

Are ultrasonic surgical instruments better?  -  Aug 24, 2008
Here too there was an exception for two procedures; cholecystectomy and head and neck surgery, while no difference was observed when compared to Nissen Glens Falls Post-Star,

High Growth Forecasted for the World Endoscopy Systems Market  -  Sep 4, 2008
II-24 Gastric Volvulus II-24 Gastric Leiomyoma II-24 Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis II-25 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy / Gallstone Disease II-25 Incidence MarketWatch

Efficacy and Safety of Pantoprazole 20 Mg Once Daily Treatment in ...  -  Aug 28, 2008
...(eg coeliac disease) and surgery of the oesophagus and/or gastrointestinal tract (exceptions were appendectomy, cholecystectomy and polypectomy). RedOrbit,

Apollo comes out with latest gastro solution  -  Aug 22, 2008
He continued that simply constant surgeries like cholecystectomy, appendectomy, splenectomy, instestinal resections and surgery for hiatus hernia, MorungExpress,

Malpractice suit against Spiegel continues after appeal denied  -  Aug 20, 2008
The site states that Spiegel was involved with the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in New York in 1989. "He was among the first surgeons to Southeast Texas Record,

Incidental littoral cell angioma of the spleen  -  Aug 19, 2008
...a case of LCA that was discovered incidentally in a 52-year-old woman who presented with biliary colic at the time of consultation for cholecystectomy. 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Duodenal Derotation As an Effective Treatment of Superior ...  -  Aug 29, 2008
Interestingly, a 17-year-old female was diagnosed with biliary dyskinesia and underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy without relief of symptoms. RedOrbit,

L-Alanyl-L-Glutamine-Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition Decreases ...  -  Sep 4, 2008
Almost all patients with biliary pancreatitis underwent open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy during hospitalization, usually during the third or fourth week RedOrbit,

Jonathan E. Rhoads Lecture: Of Mice and Men . . . And a Few ...  -  Sep 4, 2008
We obtained specimens from patients undergoing elective operations such as an inguinal hernia repair or cholecystectomy and determined the baseline levels RedOrbit,

Chirurgia dróg żółciowych - postępy 2007  -  Sep 5, 2008
Ji W., Li LT, Li JS: Role of laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy in the treatment of complicated cholecystitis. Hepatobiliary Pancreat. Dis. Medycyna Praktyczna,

Apendicitis aguda complicada en pacientes diabéticos  -  Aug 19, 2008
Chuang SC, Lee KT, Chang WT, et al: Risk factors for wound infection after cholecystectomy. J Formos Med Assoc 103. 607-612.2004; 14. Intramed.net (Suscripción),

Chirurgia koloproktologiczna - postępy 2007  -  Aug 29, 2008
Transvaginal cholecystectomy: report of the first case. Surg. Innov., 2007; 14: 279-283 23. Whiteford MH, Denk PM, Swanström LL: Feasibility of radical Medycyna Praktyczna,

Chirurgia małoinwazyjna - postępy 2007  -  Sep 8, 2008
Bile duct injuries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy: primary and long-term results from a single institution. Surg. Endosc., 2007; 21: 1069-1073 13. Medycyna Praktyczna,

Arcadia News  -  07 Aug 2008
Ark. Charles Corporon writes his family that he recently underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy near his home in Milwaukee, Wisc. The Girard Press,

Surgery Gone Wrong: When A Surgeon Refuses To Stop And Ask For ...  -  07 Aug 2008
It all started out with Ms. B going in for a very common surgery called a cholecystectomy to remove her gall bladder. Since Ms. B was having gall stones, InjuryBoard.com,

Transdermal Rather Than Oral Hormone Therapy May Help Avoid ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
Describe features of use of hormone replacement therapy associated with the risk for gallbladder disease and cholecystectomy in the Million Women Study. Medscape (subscription)

Transdermal Patch Reduces Gallbladder Disease Risk in Women Taking ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
Nearly 20000 women were admitted to hospital with gallbladder disease and over 17000 underwent cholecystectomy. Over five years, hospital admission rates Insider Medicine,

Early Laparoscopic Surgery Best for Acute Cholecystitis  -  Jul 15, 2008
Twenty-six of the patients who failed antibiotic therapy underwent late laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 19 were treated with percutaneous cholecystostomy. Abkhazia,

Torsion of the gallbladder: a case report  -  Jul 24, 2008
As the patient's symptoms failed to resolve on conservative management, she was taken to theatre for an open cholecystectomy. 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Smile, your gurney is read  -  Jul 25, 2008
The surgeon scheduled me for a cholecystectomy. “Ectomy�? is medical jargon for “let’s get it out!�? The “it�? in my case was my gall bladder. Orangeburg Times Democrat,

Transdermal HRT Lessens Gallbladder Risk  -  Jul 11, 2008
Looking at cholecystectomy alone, transdermal therapy again conferred lower risk than oral therapy (RR 1.18, 95% CI 1.10 to 1.27, versus RR 1.80, MedPage Today,

HRT Through Skin Patch Sees Fewer Gallbladder Problems Than Oral ...  -  Jul 12, 2008
The researchers conclude that, "For women who choose to use hormone replacement therapy, one cholecystectomy could be avoided for every 140 users of Medical News Today,

Early Surgery Best for Gallbladder Inflammation  -  Jul 9, 2008
Twenty-six of the patients who failed antibiotic therapy underwent late laparoscopic cholecystectomy and 19 underwent a procedure called cholecystostomy in EndoNurse,

The Insides of Endoscopy  -  Aug 5, 2008
Cholecystectomy: or removal of gall bladder is one of the oldest and most common procedures performed by laproscopy. Typically, 3-4 incisions of 5-10 mm are HealthJockey.com,

Local doctor placed on probation  -  Aug 2, 2008
He failed to identify a common bile duct injury during a cholecystectomy, inadequately evaluated and managed the patient post-operatively and Oneonta Daily Star,

And the "best" doctor is...  -  Aug 1, 2008
The labels are incomprehensible: blepharoptosis, laparascopic cholecystectomy, gastrorraphy, and Fontan operation. (3) The public believes that doctors who Huffington Post,

Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery May Allow ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Other NOTES procedures have included cholecystectomy using a vaginal approach and sleeve gastrectomy. The rationale behind this surgical method is that RMGH Health News,

Innocoll Announces Dosing of First Patient in a Third US Phase 2 ...  -  Jul 28, 2008
...other procedures where the product could potentially be used routinely include caesarean section, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, open heart surgery, Earthtimes (press release),

New £3million cancer surgery unit for Preston hospital  -  Jul 28, 2008
Ribble Hospital expanding its day case provision for intermediary surgery procedures such as a cholecystectomy, which is the removal of the gall bladder. Preston Citizen,

Getting Back to Normal After Surgery: Rehabilitation And ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
...such as nutritional therapy after gastrectomy (removal of the stomach), nutritional advice following cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder), HealthNews,

HRT patches better for gallstones  -  Jul 10, 2008
...“For women who choose to use HRT, one cholecystectomy could be avoided for every 140 users of transdermal therapy rather than oral therapy over a five year 6minutes,

New surgical technology comes to Northeast Georgia Medical Center  -  Jul 10, 2008
...one Band-Aid at the umbilicus, rather than the usual four, as in the case of cholecystectomy (surgical removal of the gallbladder),�? says Dr. Graybeal. Access North Georgia,

A 50-Year-Old Woman Addicted to Heroin  -  Jul 15, 2008
She has undergone a total hysterectomy, bilateral knee surgery, and a cholecystectomy. Her daily medications include lisinopril, 10 mg; aldactone, 25 mg; Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Surgical options in the management of cystic duct avulsion during ...  -  Jun 20, 2008
Avulsion of cystic duct during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is not a common intraoperative complication, but may be encountered by any laparoscopic 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Umbilical Port-Site Complications In Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy ...  -  Jun 19, 2008
UroToday.com - A total of 48 patients were randomized to receive topical rifamycin to the umbilical area 12 hours prior and 12, 24, 36, 48, Medical News Today (press release),

Kulongoski to get out of hospital today  -  Jun 29, 2008
...that his gallbladder was infected during an ultrasound Thursday and removed it Saturday morning using a procedure called laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Statesman Journal,

Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments Appear Better than Conventional Types  -  Jun 16, 2008
In the meta-analyses, there was statistically significantly less blood loss with ultrasonic instrumentation for cholecystectomy (difference of 12.00 mL, MedPage Today,

READERS RESPOND  -  Jul 1, 2008
She has undergone a total hysterectomy, bilateral knee surgery, and a cholecystectomy. Her daily medications include lisinopril, 10 mg; aldactone, 25 mg; Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Risk Factors Associated With the Onset of Persistent Pain  -  Jun 27, 2008
Abstract Bisgaard T, Klarskov B, Rosenberg J, Kehlet H. Characteristics and prediction of early pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Pain. Medscape (subscription)

Combined Medical Team Makes History Aboard Mercy  -  Jun 30, 2008
Eric Kuncir, a surgeon aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), and Dr. Do Hoai Ky, a Vietnamese surgeon, worked together to perform a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Navy Compass,

Two Women Sue WVU for Medical Misconduct  -  Jun 25, 2008
During the laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Hashmi misidentified the cystic duct as the cystic artery and didn't clip the duct, which resulted in a bile leak, RedOrbit,

Many mysteries hidden in bowels, toilet bowls  -  Jun 30, 2008
Some people have digestive issues for the first month after a cholecystectomy — medical-speak for gallbladder removal — but ongoing problems are uncommon. News Sentinel,

Science and Surgery  -  Jun 9, 2008
I've written about this before with respect to the rapid adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy years before clinical data demonstrated it to produce ScienceBlogs

A guide to inexpericed laparoscopic biliary surgeons  -  Jun 17, 2008
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been widely accepted as a standard treatment for symptomatic cholecystolithiasis. The complications in the form of bile EurekAlert (press release),

Expat top of the OPS revealed  -  Jun 11, 2008
Asia is the only region to have seen a rise in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (removal of the gall bladder) where as Central and South America is the only Easier (press release),

The Benefits and Risk of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy  -  May 26, 2008
An emergency cholecystectomy is required when a stone blocks the common bile duct (CBD) resulting in an acute inflammation of the gallbladder. Welland Tribune,

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Outside the Hospital  -  May 8, 2008
Can laparoscopic cholecystectomy be performed safely and effectively in a nonhospital setting? The authors combined results from trials totaling 429 Medscape (subscription)

Undiagnosed disease? Maybe it is, maybe it isn't  -  May 20, 2008
...your three upper endoscopies, your two colonoscopies, your CT angiogram of your belly, your PET scan, your exploratory lap, your cholecystectomy, Los Angeles Times,

PIMS doctor performs rare surgery  -  May 3, 2008
By Our correspondent Medical Sciences (PIMS) performed laparoscopic cholecystectomy, using only two ports in a middle-aged female patient admitted with The News - International,

Fast track: are surgeons pushing the envelope too far in cardiac ...  -  May 30, 2008
Cholecystectomy, a procedure that required pre-admission to the hospital, and rather prolonged hospital stay, has almost become an outpatient procedure. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (subscription)

Former Medical Technician Gets Gallbladder Surgery in Mexico ...  -  May 28, 2008
Hepatitis C. When he learned his surgery, a cholecystectomy, would run at least $20000, he hit the Internet to learn how to become a medical tourist. PR Web (press release),

As General Surgery Ranks Dwindle, Patients May Suffer  -  May 19, 2008
The patient is 65 years old, obese and had an open cholecystectomy, the old-fashioned and highly invasive procedure to remove an angry gallbladder. Wall Street Journal Blogs,

Is The Future Of Surgery Painless And Scarless?  -  May 19, 2008
...bowel manipulation, cholecystectomy, and intracorporeal suturing, partial splenectomy and liver resection -- without making cuts to the abdomen. Science Daily (press release)

Mom sacrifices gallbladder for well-deserved R & R  -  May 27, 2008
The following week, I schedule an appointment with Dr. Jeffrey Zuke (Zoo-Kee), who specializes in laproscopic cholecystectomy (Ko le sis TEK to me), St.Louis Jewishlight.com,

New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures  -  May 18, 2008
The procedures included abdominal exploration, bowel manipulation, cholecystectomy, intracorporeal suturing, partial splenectomy and liver resection. U.S. News & World Report,

CMC at state average in hospital indicators  -  May 26, 2008
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal): state average. Incidental appendectomy in the elderly: state average. Ithaca Journal,

Heterotopic gastrointestinal cyst mimicking chronic cholecystitis ...  -  May 22, 2008
In the course of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a cyst was visualized in the vicinity of the duct and the gallbladder neck. Microscopic examination of the 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Complications of Cervical Halo-Vest Orthoses in Elderly Patients  -  May 21, 2008
One patient developed acute cholecystitis and underwent a cholecystectomy. Four patients had documented cases of persistent urinary retention requiring Ortho SuperSite,

RG Laparoscopy Hospital brings endoscopic surgery to Goa  -  May 21, 2008
But this time, when the pain did not settle with medication, she came to the hospital and underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, after evaluation. Navhind Times,

Surgery Revolution  -  May 15, 2008
In America, on June 25, 2007, Dr. Lee Swanstrom and colleagues reported the first human cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal) through the mouth. Evening Bulletin,

Hair dyes: They do cause cancer, experts conclude  -  May 15, 2008
Cancer link with gall bladder op - Removal of the gall bladder cholecystectomy may increase the risk of colon cancer, according to an analysis of more than What Doctors Don't Tell You,

Eastern Remedies: Alternative Treatment for the US Healthcare System  -  May 14, 2008
Replacement 48000 6000-8000 Hip Resurfacing 55000 7000-9000 Hysterectomy 22000 4000-6000 Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder) 18000 3000-5000 Obesity Surgery PR Newswire (press release),

Total and caspase-cleaved cytokeratin 18 in chronic cholecystitis ...  -  May 6, 2008
...aged 55.65+/-13.48 years) with symptomatic chronic calculous cholecystitis underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The early specific apoptotic tendency 7thSpace Interactive (press release),

Michelmores Medical Negligence News  -  May 6, 2008
In September 2003 she was admitted to hospital for key hole surgery (known as a laparoscopic cholecystectomy) to remover her gall bladder. Michelmores Medical Negligence (press release),

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