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Single Port Surgery
… Like laparoscopic surgery, single port surgery is performed with special instruments and a camera inserted … requires only one, through the navel. The single incision is possible because of innovations involving instruments that … traditional minimally invasive procedures. Recovery time is similar to other abdominal minimal access operations. The …
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How Getting Colon Cancer at 21 Changes Everything
… I'm gonna cry I'm sorry. Do you guys get criers? My name is Adalis Martinez and I'm 23 years old. I think I was 18 … so he said everything looks really healthy which is great we took out as many lymph nodes as we could around … came back because all of it was sent to pathology which is fine ya know like, a whole 5 weeks, I was like ok this is …
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Keeping Healthy This Thanksgiving Holiday
… encourages overeating. My favorite pre-turkey breakfast is oatmeal with a scoop of almond butter and berries—this … seasonal, fiber-rich produce. During the fall, produce is packed with flavor and nutrition. The best seasonal finds … radish, kale and mushrooms. My favorite seasonal side is roasted root vegetables (sweet potato, parsnips and …
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How to Avoid Blood Clots When Flying: Advice from a Vascular Surgeon
… are more complex and involve various factors. Obesity is a significant risk factor for DVT during air travel. … to flying over 4 to 6 hours, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is of particular concern. DVT is a vascular condition in which a blood clot forms in a …
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"Thank you a thousand times over." Susan Balcirak's Letter to the CLDT
… I always meant to send a thank you letter, but now that it is his 1-year anniversary and we can see how much he has changed, what you have done for us is even more meaningful. We were given words of encouragement … to. We were afraid to be too hopeful. Now Dean truly is a normal little boy. He is a good size and growing fast, a …
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Manometry
… procedure in which a thin tube with a sensitive probe is inserted through the nose, into the throat and esophagus. The patient is asked to swallow several times. Muscle contractions in the … the esophagus are analyzed at several points as the tube is slowly pulled back through the esophagus. …
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Educational Curriculum: Didactics and Conferences
… below. Thomas C. King (TCK) Conference The TCK conference is the primary resident teaching conference and covers … a multidisciplinary fashion. The goal of each presentation is to perform a root cause analysis of complications and … and science. Morbidity & Mortality Conference M&M is held 2-3 times each month and is an active forum for …
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Clinical Training: PGY2
… The PGY2 year at Columbia is primarily considered the consult year. PGY2s become "the … Consult rotations repeats predictably every two weeks and is set up as 24-hour shifts every other day with every other … decision making. Acute Care Surgery Operative This PGY2 is partnered with a PGY4 to perform all daytime operations on …
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Hospital Services and Amenities
… an integral part of the surgical care team, and our goal is to ensure our patients' return to the highest possible … filling out an Advanced Directive. An Advanced Directive is verbal or written instructions made by you in advance of … signing a form called a Health Care Proxy. A Living Will is a written document that expresses in advance your specific …
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Watch: Dr. Selim Arcasoy on Transplant Lists and the Pre-Transplant Process
… the pre-transplant process and what happens once someone is on the lung transplant list. Watch the video to hear Dr. … When should a CF patient consider a lung transplant? What is the transplant listing process? What is the transplant evaluation process? What are some testing …
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Columbia Introduces New LVAD Technology
… II. Dr. Naka, the first author of this landmark paper, is director of Columbia’s Cardiac Transplantation Program and … of pump thrombosis,” says Dr. Naka. “Heartmate 3 is a new, fully magnetically levitated centrifugal … LVAD can be implanted with a small left thoracotomy. It is then linked to an axillary artery through a tiny incision …
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Arresting Secondary Cancers to the Abdominal Wall
… Cancer that spreads to the lining of the abdominal wall is typically lethal within six months. However many patients … and experience of the surgeon. The team at NYP/Columbia is unsurpassed. Michael Kluger, MD, MPH, removes the visible … results obtained with IV chemotherapy alone. This is truly a multidisciplinary approach, and collaboration with …
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A Multicenter “Ablate and Resect” Study of Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy for the Ablation of Small Breast Cancers
… The purpose of the research is to study and report the effects of Novilase breast therapy for small breast cancers. This is a multicenter feasibility study in which approximately 60 … procedure takes place in an outpatient setting, and is typically completed in 30-60 minutes. …
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A Phase I Study of IHD305 in Patients with Advanced Malignancies that Harbor IDH1R132 Mutations
… The primary purpose of this research study is to assess how safe and well tolerated the study drug, IDH305, is when given to patients who have advanced tumors that … maintaining cancer. The hypothesis of this research study is inhibiting the mutant IDH1 mutation in these tumors will …
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Safety of auto-transfusion during Pancreatic Surgery
… surgery for pancreatic cancer Study Description This is a prospective study to ultimately assess the safety of … own blood during pancreatic cancer surgery if transfusion is necessary. The question being studied at this point is the number of pancreatic tumor cells circulating in …
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