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State of the Union: Weight Loss Surgery in 2024
… gives his thoughts on how the field of weight loss surgery is evolving and improving in 2024, the shifting perspective … Next New Medications for Weight Loss What would you say is the most impactful development for weight loss in 2024? Well, the elephant in the room is a group of medications: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) …
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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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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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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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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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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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A Study of PEGylated Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase in Combination With Nab-Paclitaxel Plus Gemcitabine Compared With Placebo Plus Nab-Paclitaxel and Gemcitabine in Participants With Hyaluronan-High Stage IV Previously Untreated Pancreatic Ductal Adenoca
… The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of PEGPH20 combined … untreated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This study is for adult patients with stage IV pancreatic cancer. The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy (how well the drug works) and …
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A Phase 1/1b Study of MGCD516 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies
… This is a phase 1/1b research study for adults with a diagnosis of … drug called MGCD516. Investigational means that MGCD516 is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). MGCD516 is designed to block specific tyrosine kinases, which are …
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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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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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Quality and Outcomes Research
… Quality and outcomes research is instrumental in maintaining the high level of clinical … the division’s clinical practices. “Every patient’s care is monitored for measures of quality including complication … and oral antibiotics reduces a patient’s risk of surgical site infection or leakage by half. In addition to reporting …
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