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Abdominal Wall Hernias
… In this video, you can learn all about the anatomy of the abdominal wall, the causes of abdominal wall hernias, and …
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ECMO Advances Critical Care Practice
… Cara Agerstrand, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical ECMO Attending at … Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) and its use in the critical care environment. Dr. Agerstrand answers several questions on the topic, including: What types of patients can be treated …
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Liver Connection Summer 2013
… CONTENTS Transplant News Volunteer of the Year Silvia's Corner — Silvia Hafliger, MD Transplant Readiness Part I: Are you prepared for the lifelong journey? Patient Voices: A Reflection …
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JJSS Newsletter Spring 2015
… CONTENTS Letter from the President – José Guillem, MD Historical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery – Craig R. …
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Upper GI series
… or barium contrast X-ray: diagnostic procedure in which the patient swallows a solution of barium, a compound that will appear inside the body during X-ray, so the physician may observe how fluid …
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healthpoints Fall 2015
… CONTENTS Liver Transplant Surgery : Why one man flew across the country to donate part of his liver to a complete stranger New Faculty : Meet the newest members of the Department of Surgery New Locations …
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Vascular Surgery
… Aortic Disease Our surgeons have extensive expertise in the management and treatment of aortic diseases, including aneurysms in the chest and abdomen, aortic dissection, aortic graft and …
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A Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair Then Back to Golf
… Grunfeld was having a wonderful retirement, with plenty of time on the Connecticut golf course, hiking, and swimming to his … had pain in his side while walking, and while lying down. The discomfort was so intense, he couldn’t sleep. After his …
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PREDICT: PANCREATIC DISEASE COHORT. A Registry and Biospecimen Bank to Better Understand Pancreatic Disease
… The specific aims of this project are to create a registry, as well as a blood … individuals with and at high-risk for pancreatic cancer. The personal data derived from the registry, correlated with … specimens will allow for future investigative studies of pancreatic cancer etiology and tumor biology. …
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Gastrointestinal/ Endocrine Surgery
… Endocrine surgeons at the Center for Advanced Surgery specialize in treating disorders of the adrenal, thyroid, and parathyroid glands. Patients can …
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Medical Marvels: Double lung transplant
… has a rare pulmonary vascular disease that caused both of her lungs to fail. During the last 12 years, she's undergone two double lung … lungs in May. Both of her transplants were performed by the same talented team of doctors and nurses at …
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Lymphedema Risk Reduction for Chinese Breast Cancer Survivors
… Examine the effectiveness of the Chinese Version of the Optimal You intervention, a behavioral and educational …
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