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Digestive Disease Dietitians 101
… able to adequately absorb important nutrients. Diabetes is common in pancreatic cancer, and trying to gain weight … protein rich snacks (like cheese or nuts); remember there is no restriction on the amount of fat in your diet. Most … for the dietary fat. Diverticular disease Diverticulosis is a condition where small pouches (diverticuli) form in the …
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Approaches to Acute and General Surgery
… have become the standard approach. Laparoscopic surgery is the operation of choice for procedures such as … and smaller, less noticeable scars after healing. What is Minimal Access Surgery? Minimal access surgery is completed with one or more small incisions instead of a …
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Bret Taback, MD
… Dr. Bret Taback is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist in the New … Irving Medical Center department of surgery. Dr. Taback is a leader in the clinical management of melanoma, sarcoma and skin/soft tissue tumor surgery. Dr. Taback is the Director of the Melanoma and Sarcoma Program and …
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Adrenal Surgery
… operation. The most common minimally invasive operation is a laparoscopic adrenalectomy, which involves making 3 or 4 … a small camera and special instruments. Once a patient is advised to have an adrenalectomy, the decision regarding … infections (i.e. an infection in the skin at the incision site) and abscess (i.e. an infection on the inside) occur in …
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Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
… What is central hypoventilation syndrome? Central hypoventilation … syndrome, sometimes referred to as Ondine’s curse, is an inability of the brain to detect changes in carbon … of oxygen it needs by monitoring how much carbon dioxide is in the blood. If the body detects too much carbon dioxide, …
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Non-Invasive Imaging Tests for Pancreatic Cancer
… Abdominal Ultrasound How it works : Abdominal ultrasound is a non-invasive technique using directed sound waves to … into the abdomen without air interference. The transducer is a hand-held instrument that sends the sound waves into the body to create the images. The test is completely painless for the patient and lasts about 20 …
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State of the Union: Pediatric Surgery in 2022
… have seen breakthroughs in the last few years? Well, one is the ability to offer minimally invasive surgical … technology, it just wasn't miniature enough, but now it is. And the access devices, the instruments themselves, the … on the cutting edge. The difference for these newborns is incredible. It's absolutely incredible. And they will …
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New Interventional Techniques Eliminate the Need for Thyroid Surgery in Nearly One-Third of Patients with Nodules
… Center . “Within that, 5 percent are cancer. So this is huge.” The “this” that Dr. Kuo is referring to is interventional endocrinology , an emerging … in that you avoid a scar, too. It’s just a simple puncture site that heals just like a biopsy site would heal. Why do …
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How Our Pediatric Heart Surgeons Decide Between Aortic Valve Repair Techniques in Complex Cases
… The questions never seem to end, and good information is tough to find outside the exam room. Complex malformations … to function for 80 years. At the crux of consideration is the type of operation itself. For decades, the Ross … only method with a living substitute. The pulmonary valve is then replaced with a cadaveric, bovine, or artificial …
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Interventional Endocrinology
… What Is Interventional Endocrinology? Interventional endocrinology is an emerging field that uses percutaneous (i.e. through the … a multidisciplinary discussion among the specialists is critical to determining if a patient is a good candidate …
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Pericarditis and Pericardial Disease
… Columbia’s Heart Surgery Team , December 2024 Pericarditis is an inflammation of the pericardium, the membrane forming … of fluid in the sac surrounding the heart. What is Pericarditis? The pericardium is a double-walled sac filled with fluid that surrounds the …
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Congenital Pulmonary and Airway Malformations (CPAM)
… Congenital pulmonary and airway malformation (CPAM) is a rare condition in which a fetus develops one or more … a mother does or does not do during their pregnancy. It is also not a hereditary condition, meaning it usually does not recur within a family. Symptoms CPAM is classified into the following three types: Type 1 : This …
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Thyroid Surgery
… thyroidectomy in which a small piece of thyroid tissue is left behind usually in the area of the parathyroid glands … lobectomy because the main purpose of the operation is to make a diagnosis – cancer or benign thyroid disease. The final pathology is ready approximately 1 week after the operation. …
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Renal & Mesenteric Arterial Occlusive Disease
… Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is caused by the accumulation of a fatty substance called … occurs in the arteries supplying blood to the kidneys, it is called renal artery occlusive disease or stenosis. When … supplying the intestines are affected, the condition is called mesenteric artery occlusive disease or stenosis. …
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About the Heart
… The heart is a vital organ that acts as a pump, delivering blood to the … body through a network of arteries and veins. Its function is essential to life: blood contains nutrients, such as … jobs. As blood circulates throughout the body and oxygen is used up, the heart pumps more blood to the lungs, where …
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