Despite numerous medical treatments, surgery may be considered for the symptomatic patient with medically-optimized, end-stage COPD. Bullectomy, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), and lung ...

Chest. 77:771–6, 1980. Clagett OT. The management of spontaneous pneumothorax. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 55:761–2, 1968. Mehran RJ, Deslauriers J. Indications for surgery and patient work-up for ...

Let me walk you through the process. On the morning of surgery the anesthesia doctors will tell you about regional nerve blocks. You're leg's going to jump ok? And I generally advise patients to ...

Most of us will be faced with the need for surgery at some point in our lives. Surgery may present some particular challenges in people who have lupus, so proper preparation is important. Although we ...

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Each year hundreds of people around the world are opting for long, often painful surgery to extend their legs in a bid to make themselves a few inches taller. But the complex procedure isn't ...

Surgery to remove bulla (dilated air spaces in the lung). A surgical procedure to remove excess fat. Surgical removal of a part of the meniscus, a cartilage in the knee.

The UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery dedicated to excellent patient care, advancing surgical knowledge through innovative research and training future surgeons in an inclusive environment. Our ...

Gill reviewed the histopathological findings of ten cannabis smokers who presented with spontaneous pneumothoraces and subsequently underwent bullectomy with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

The broad field of surgery encompasses organ transplantation, plastic and reconstructive surgery, microsurgery, minimally invasive surgery, trauma surgery, surgical pathology, and surgical technology.

Robots have been working in the manufacturing industry since the 1950s, but their entry into the realm of medicine was not until the 1990s, along with a demand for minimally invasive surgery.