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What We’re Reading: 09/27/19
… of surgical art, one that requires a new form of accuracy and elegance. This fantastic article follows a robotic surgery forefather, Pier Giulianotti, and through his passion and expertise chronicles the rise of … and nerves. I immediately fell in love.” ( From newyorker.com ) In an emergency, where ambulances take patients differs …
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Prognosis for Patients with Pancreatitis
… can become chronic if pancreatic tissue sustains damage and scarring occurs. About 5% of patients need long-term … this can mean a lifetime of ongoing pain, nausea, and other gastrointestinal symptoms. About half of patients … our efforts to bring you the clearest, most accurate, and most human health resources available. …
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Toddler Thriving a Year After Heart Transplant
… University Medical Center. But this time he and his parents came to celebrate the child's excellent health and normal development with his doctors. Jordan was born on … Center, where Dr. Quaegebeur, who is Professor of Surgery and Director, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery in Columbia's …
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Diaphragmatic Hernias
… diaphragm, the sheet-like muscle that sits below the lungs and normally separates the thoracic cavity (where the lungs and heart are) from the abdominal cavity. If the diaphragm … spleen, or liver – can break through the opening and appear in the thoracic cavity, which is a surgical …
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Katherine Fischkoff, MD
… Katherine Fischkoff, MD is a general and acute care surgeon, with a special interest in medical ethics. Dr. Fischkoff ’s clinical skills and research expertise have earned her recognition as Chief of General Surgery and Executive Vice-Chair for Operations the Department of …
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Why Second Opinion?
… Each year millions of men and women are told by their physicians that they need surgery, and the consequences of those decisions may be enormous. What … Eric Rose, MD, former Chairman, Department of Surgery , and author of The Columbia Presbyterian Guide to Surgery , …
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Living Donor Kidney Transplants
… donor kidney transplant was performed in 1954. The donor and recipient were identical twins. Since then, our understanding of donor compatibility and the development of immunosuppressant medications have … a 25% chance of being an "exact match" for a living donor and a 50% chance of being a "half-match." Donor compatibility …
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Columbia Introduces New LVAD Technology
… study reported in New England Journal of Medicine and presented at American Heart Association in November 2016, … is director of Columbia’s Cardiac Transplantation Program and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, and Columbia enrolled the largest number of patients in this …
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Arresting Secondary Cancers to the Abdominal Wall
… at five years for patients with metastatic colon cancer and median survival of over 60 months for those with diffuse … The success of this approach depends upon the skill and experience of the surgeon. The team at NYP/Columbia is … alone. This is truly a multidisciplinary approach, and collaboration with surgeons from the Division of …
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The Kurlanksy Method: Research Explained
… This is a series about what we know and what we don’t know. Paul Kurlansky, MD , associate director of the Center for Innovation and Outcomes Research at Columbia, tackles the important topics thoughtfully and without conjecture. He’s here to illuminate new research …
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Request CIOR’s Services
… The aim of CIOR is to foster research collaboration and to provide research and statistical expertise to all members of the Department of … We also encourage collaboration with other departments and institutions. In order for us to be able to deliver …
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Clinic Follow-Up
… clinic visits after transplant is to monitor for rejection and closely screen for the side effects of the various … during the first few months, frequent clinic visits and biopsies are scheduled during the first year after … means to predict rejection. Month 1: Weekly biopsy and clinic Month 2: Every other week biopsy and clinic Months …
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Constipation
… manometry, perineal EMG testing, colonic transit study, and MR defecography. Whenever possible we begin with non-surgical treatments including biofeedback and pelvic floor therapy, which are often very successful in … technology that allows them to see inside the pelvis and perform very delicate procedures, including ventral mesh …
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Meeting the next generation of challenges
… defects are now more likely to be successfully treated and grow into healthy adults. Yet this has created a new set … had early surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot to determine if and when they should have replacement of their pulmonary … been looking at data from cardiac MRI, exercise testing, and quality of life assessment to get a better understanding …
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