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Can we limit our risks when it comes to pancreatic cancer?
… Trebek It’s Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, and there is no more poignant reminder of its importance than the recent passing of three of our nation’s most beloved icons. Two American heroes and one national … better understand the disease that took their lives . It is true that pancreatic cancer remains a devastatingly …
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Endometriosis: a Painfully Common & Scarcely Discussed Aspect of Women’s Health
… Dr. Arnold Advincula is the Chief of Gynecologic Specialty Surgery here at … that. And then if we're still unclear, then laparoscopy in most of our literature is really the gold standard. Where you … as some people would make it out to be. The most important thing is recognizing it, diagnosing it, …
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An Overview of the Cardiac Transplantation Evaluation Process
… with your referring physician. Sometimes a condition is discovered that would make transplantation too difficult … each examine you from their care-giving perspective. Most patients will require a full dental examination with … of the transplantation experience. If transplantation is recommended, the psychiatrist can help you and your family …
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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
… began searching the Internet. She learned that she is among the 10 percent of people diagnosed with lung cancer … who never smoked. She was lucky that her voice failed; most patients with early lung cancers have no symptoms. She … testing at the Kreitchman PET Center at CUMC. PET scanning is a relatively new imaging technique used to differentiate …
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Healthy Baby after Kidney Transplant and Another on the Way
… with the general population, a transplant recipient is three times more likely to have a baby who is premature or low birth weight. While it’s essential to … as you plan for pregnancy, if your transplanted kidney is functioning well and medication doses are stable, …
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Surgeons Urge a Culture Shift to Protect Sleep in the Hospital
… it’s necessary for healing. Yet fractured and broken sleep is expected, even normalized, in the hospital—the place where it’s needed most. Recently, an article in the New York Times pondered … shown that sleep disruption affects wound healing. Sleep is critical to our health, to pain management, and our …
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I Need a… Plastic Surgeon
… Our "I need a" series is a helpful guide to finding the care you need when you … after an injury or illness, or both—choosing your surgeon is a big decision. So, before you start your search, let’s … so talk to your primary doctor about what you'll need. Most cosmetic procedures are considered elective surgery and …
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I Need an… Endocrine Surgeon
… Our "I need a" series is a helpful guide to finding the care you need when you … or other endocrine-related issues—choosing your surgeon is a big decision. So, before you start your search, let’s … some helpful questions. What Does an Endocrine Surgeon Do? Most surgeons focus on certain areas of the body or treating …
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Treating Pancreatic Tumors: Drug Delivery Systems & Pancreatic Cancer
… Kazuki Sugahara MD, PhD, is an assistant professor of surgery here at Columbia Medical Center. Dr. Sugahara is a physician scientist. He studies drug delivery systems to … drugs, all sorts of different tumors, and one of the most effective tumors was pancreas cancer. And we have sorted …
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Which Diagnostic Tests are Commonly Performed in the Evaluation Process?
… and Urine Testing There will be many blood tests. One is performed to determine the presence of the HIV antibody; … EKG and Chest X-Ray An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a method for recording the electrical activity of the … or anti-rejection medications. While these tests are the most commonly prescribed in the transplant evaluation …
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Stories of Hope: Sarah Bennett
… done. I had the biopsy done on 7/7/14. That was one of the most painful procedures I've had done. I remember laying on … of this cancer called, Cholangiocarcinoma. Dr. Kluger is the doctor you want on your side. He has the traits everyone wants in a doctor. He is incredibly knowledgeable, honest, up front but kind and …
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Cardiothoracic Surgery Glossary
… and removing carbon dioxide and waste products. Your heart is the pump that drives this process. Congenital A heart … . Learn more about our efforts to bring you the clearest, most accurate, and most human health resources available. …
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From ASTS What’s Your Perspective? A Transplant Surgeon’s Story of Surviving COVID-19
… to come up with new strategies to solve problems. This is probably not unusual in a transplant surgeon’s mentality. … which I never thought that would become my single most performed surgery when I was a surgical resident (I … with septic emboli and subarachnoid bleeding. It is most likely from anticoagulation of ECMO, but could have also …
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Aortic Dissection
… of Columbia’s Heart Surgery Team , May 2024 What is an aortic dissection? An aortic dissection is a tear in the inner lining of the aorta. When this inner … to repair the tear before further damage occurs. The most typical surgery for aortic dissection is valve sparing …
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