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Bret Taback, MD
… Dr. Bret Taback is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist in the New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center department of surgery. Dr. Taback is a leader in the clinical management …
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Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
… Numbers matter. Some of us may not consider numbers to be our area of … important. Here are a few to consider. An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body. Aneurysms …
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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 …
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Non-Invasive Imaging Tests for Pancreatic Cancer
… Being able to see a pancreatic tumor helps clarify the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and can also guide the eventual … Abdominal Ultrasound How it works : Abdominal ultrasound is a non-invasive technique using directed sound waves to …
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Aortic Dissection
… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Heart Surgery Team , May 2024 What is an aortic dissection? An aortic dissection is a tear in …
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Graves’ Disease
… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Thyroid Surgery Team , October 2024 What is Graves’ Disease? Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder …
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Hyperthyroidism
… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Thyroid Surgery Team , October 2024 About … hormone or by release of thyroid hormone as the gland is destroyed. An overactive thyroid is the most common cause …
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Advances in Mitral Valve Surgery
… The mitral valve is like a one-way door between chambers of the heart; it allows blood to move from the atrium to the …
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Lung Transplant Surgery
… The decision to perform a single or double lung transplantation depends mainly on the type of lung disease the patient has. If the disease involves … fibrosis), then both lungs must be transplanted. This is because the anti-rejection medications …
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Gallbladder Disease
… disease can have several names, depending on which part of the biliary system is affected. Some of the common variations include: …
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation
… What Is Mitral Valve Regurgitation? Mitral regurgitation is the backward flow of blood through the heart. This occurs when the heart's …
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Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Parathyroid Surgery Team , October 2024 About Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a condition in which a disease outside of the parathyroid …
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Robotic Surgery for Weight Loss: Greater Precision, Control and Clarity
… Robot enhanced minimally invasive surgery is the latest advance in bariatric surgery. In the following … or so years, Columbia surgeons have led the development of bariatric surgery with the use of laparoscopy. Small tools …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/17/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … Some high points from meetings this morning: The virus is spreading rapidly, reflected in accelerating numbers of …
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease
… What is congenital heart disease? A congenital heart defect is an abnormality in the heart, heart valve, or great vessels that is present at birth. Some defects affect the function of the heart muscle, others affect the heart's rhythm, and …
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