General Surgery News

• Nodal Radiation May Make BC Axillary Dissection Unnecessary Some patients with breast cancer may be able to skip axillary lymph node dissection if they plan to have adjuvant nodal radiation.
  MDedge News, January 08, 2024
• Gastric Cancer Survival Differs by Race and Ethnicity Overall, Asian and Hispanic patients demonstrated better survival than White and Black patients.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Some Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Travel Further For Care Decision-making can be based on media prestige.
  Medscape News UK, January 08, 2024
• Active Surveillance for Low-Risk PCa: Sprint or Marathon? No easy algorithm for men who prefer to watch, rather than treat, their prostate cancers.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Magnetic Seeds/Guidewires for Breast Cancer Localization? Paramagnetic seeds work as well as guidewires for breast tumor localization and are easier to use, but it's not yet clear whether the costs of the seeds outweigh the benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
• AI Shows Potential for Detecting Mucosal Healing in UC Use of standardized, shared AI training data could improve new machine learning algorithms even more.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2024
• Optimal Follow-up After Cervical Cancer Surgery Instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach, monitoring for cancer recurrence after fertility-sparing cervical cancer surgery can be tailored based on HPV testing and cytology.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2024
• Male Surgeons Linked With Higher Subsequent Healthcare Costs Healthcare costs are significantly higher when surgery is performed by a male surgeon than a female surgeon, data suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• Who Is Helped by AI Use During Colonoscopy? The evidence is conflicting but suggests overall that using AI devices during colonoscopy will help endoscopists at every level, particularly as the technology is refined going forward.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
• Warfarin Tied to Benefit After SAVR Treatment with warfarin early after bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement is associated with lower mortality and thromboembolism risk but increased major bleeding events.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• Hospital Adverse Events Rise Post Private Equity Acquisition However, in-hospital mortality rates were not significantly different at private equity hospitals compared with control hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• Record-High Wait Lists for Cancer, Other Surgeries in Quebec The passage of Bill 15, a wide-ranging healthcare reform proposal, could provide relief but not in the short term.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• HCW May Regain Use of Hand After Nerve Transfer From Amputated Leg A man may regain the use of his hand, left paralyzed by a severe road accident, thanks to a pioneering nerve transfer operation from his partly amputated leg, doctors in...
  Reuters Health Information, December 27, 2023
• Noninvasive Ultrasound Benefits Calcified Aortic Valves A recently developed technique reduces calcification by as much as 20% and could provide an alternative to valve replacement for some patients.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2023
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• Starting a Family in Med School Problematic, Say Students Incorporating family planning discussions into medical school curricula and creating supportive work environments could help, the study authors suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2023
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• Can a Healthy Gut Microbiome Prevent Kidney Stones? Patients with kidney stones show key alterations in gut and urinary microbiota compared with those without.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
• The Latest Findings on Major Breast Cancer Trials Here's a roundup of the most recent data from five phase 3 trials presented at SABCS 2023.
  Medscape Medical News, December 21, 2023
• ECG Deep-Learning Algorithm Predicts Mortality Post Surgery A novel deep-learning algorithm outperformed a conventional risk score in predicting post-surgery mortality.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
• Thyroidectomy Beneficial but Risky for Hashimoto Disease Unconventional approach leads to improved general health scores but "unacceptably high" 14% complication rate.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
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• Cardiologists Cry Foul on Coronary Stent Overuse Report Clinicians question the group's methodology, but the Lown Institute, that produced the report, stands by its methods and conclusions.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
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• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• What Does It Take to Be a Doctor and an Astronaut?   The growing field of aerospace medicine puts physicians on track for jobs at NASA — and trips to space — a fascinating combo of childhood dream and hardcore medical practice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2023
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• New Delhi Investigating Alleged Illegal Kidney Transplants The New Delhi city government is investigating an Apollo hospital after a media report linked it to the illegal sale by Myanmar nationals of their kidneys for organ transplants.
  Reuters Health Information, December 06, 2023
• No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• What Is the Dark Side of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists? Doctors who prescribe this class of medication should be aware of the rare side effects with which it is associated, said an obesity expert.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
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• ACG 2023 Tool Identifies Alcohol Relapse Risk After Liver Transplant A novel prognostic tool based on social determinants effectively predicted increased risk of alcohol use relapse in adults who underwent liver transplants for alcoholic liver disease.
  MDedge News, December 01, 2023
• SABCS 2023 SABCS 2023 Highlights Breast Cancer De-Escalation From humble beginnings in 1977, 10,000 people are expected to attend this year's breast cancer meeting in San Antonio.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• ACG 2023 Two Choices for Resection Defect Repair Show Similar Success Two novel devices are similarly effective for tissue approximation of large endoscopic resection defects, but each has advantages.
  MDedge News, November 30, 2023
• Pilonidal Disease: Study Finds Laser Hair Removal Beneficial The study compared laser epilation plus standard of care with standard care alone for patients aged 11-20 years with pilonidal disease.
  MDedge News, November 30, 2023
• TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• ACG 2023 Low-Dose Aspirin: No Flares in Pregnant Patients With IBD Low-dose aspirin is recommended for pregnant women who are at risk of hypertensive disorders, such as eclampsia, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes.
  MDedge News, November 29, 2023
• Long-Term Organ Preservation in Rectal Cancer Is Possible Long-term data from the OPRA trial show organ preservation at 5 years in about half of patients with stage II/III rectal adenocarcinoma who received total neoadjuvant therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
• Cyberattacks Challenge Canadian Health Information Systems A new analysis recommends a four-stage plan for physicians and health systems to improve their cybersecurity practices.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Choosing the Right Approach to Cancer and Menopause Symptoms Hormone replacement therapy may be considered to lessen these symptoms, but only in certain conditions, said a gynecologist.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• How Will Germany Respond to the Global Nursing Shortage? Hospital officials propose a system in which greater education and qualifications lead to more autonomy, increased responsibility, and greater salary.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
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• Surgery Is Falling Out of Favor in Rectal Cancer With organ preservation on the rise, investigators say practice guidelines need to catch up.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
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• Risk for CRC Recurrence After Surgery Is Falling A marked reduction in colorectal cancer recurrence after surgery has led investigators to wonder whether some patients can skip intensive surveillance afterward.
  Medscape Medical News, November 20, 2023
• Before Signing an Offer Letter: Read This You just received an offer letter, but should you sign it right away? How legally binding is it? Is it the same as a contract? Experts weigh in.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
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• Early Breast Cancer Detection From Breast Milk Scientists in Spain have detected circulating tumor DNA in breast milk even before it appeared in blood.
  Medscape Medical News, November 17, 2023
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• Knee Surgery Surge Not Linked to Premature Intervention A rise in total knee arthroplasty doesn’t appear to be due to operations on healthier patients, according to a meta-analysis. Questions remain about the best time for patients to undergo the procedure.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2023