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Endoscopic vein-graft harvest equals open harvest at 3 years
CHICAGO – The results of REGROUP may reassure operators who favor endoscopic harvesting.
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‘Organoid technology’ poised to transform cancer care
BOSTON – Clinical trials may one day be conducted in a petri dish.
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‘Watch and wait’ good for most – but not all – rectal cancers
BOSTON – Who needs upfront surgery?
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How to slash colorectal surgery infection rates
BOSTON – Change perioperative routines.
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How, and when, to use fat grafting for scars
BOSTON – For scar surgeons, fat grafting is useful tool in the armamentarium.
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High rates of prescription opioid, benzodiazepine use observed in chronic liver disease
SAN FRANCISCO – Nearly one-quarter were receiving substantial high-dose opioid prescriptions.
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Two novel approaches for infected ventral hernia mesh
BOSTON – Mesh salvage and hybrid reconstitution considered.
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Needle aspiration comes first for most breast abscesses
Septic, deteriorating patients, and the immunocompromised, need a larger incision and drainage.
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Complications cluster in inflammatory arthritis patients after total knee replacement
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Ultrasound excels for assessing shoulder dislocation
SAN DIEGO – Point-of-care ultrasound from a posterior approach is highly sensitive, specific, and faster than x-ray for evaluating shoulder...
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Nipple-sparing mastectomy safe in older patients
BOSTON – No prior studies had been done specifically to evaluate nipple-sparing mastectomies in older breast cancer patients.