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<乌鸦传媒>Less Invasive Surgery Wins in Esophageal Cancer

Large reduction in major complications at 1 month out

<乌鸦传媒>Cosmetic, Plastic Surgeons Squabble Over 'Board Certified' Label

California denies privilege to docs not certified by recognized board

<乌鸦传媒>Which Bariatric Surgery Needs Most Revisions Over the Decades?

Long-term analysis compared banding, vertical banded gastroplasty, and gastric bypass

<乌鸦传媒>A Walker, Olive Oil, and a Hematoma: General Surgery News Report

Also, managing expectations in patients who don't want reconstruction post-mastectomy

<乌鸦传媒>Patients Say Quality of Life Suffered With Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer

Breast-conservation options were associated with better sexual, psychosocial outcomes

<乌鸦传媒>SABCS: Axillary RT as Good as Surgery in Breast Cancer

Radiation non-inferior to surgery after positive sentinel node

<乌鸦传媒>Low-Dose Tamoxifen Feasible Option in Breast Cancer

Women appear to prevent recurrence in early stage cancers with 5 mg dosing

<乌鸦传媒>Xeloda Disappoints in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

No improvement after standard chemo, though subset may derive some benefit

<乌鸦传媒>T-DM1: A New Adjuvant Standard in High-Risk HER2+ Breast Ca?

Substantial improvements in survival outcomes in KATHERINE trial

<乌鸦传媒>Rethink Due for Stopping Transgender Hormone Tx Before Surgery?

Review found little evidence linking hormones to surgical complications

<乌鸦传媒>Younger High-Risk Women Benefit From Mammography

Yields in 30-39 age group at high risk comparable to 40-49 group with average risk

<乌鸦传媒>No Benefit From Preventive Antibiotics in Nose Jobs

Meta-analysis: infection rates the same whether prophylaxis given or not

<乌鸦传媒>Radiofrequency Pulses End Back Pain

Probes guided to herniated disk appears to enhance pain relief and healing

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Measles Rebound; New FDA Warnings; Cancer Dx Scares

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>Bad Docs Give Up Licenses, But Not Medical Practice

More than 250 surrender licenses in one state, but still practice in another

<乌鸦传媒>LMWH Prevails for VTE Prevention in Guideline

ASH unveils first six chapters of comprehensive recommendations

<乌鸦传媒>Implants May Still Hinder FFDM with Tomosynthesis

Presence of breast implants tied to decreased recall rates and cancer detection rates

<乌鸦传媒>No Surgery May Be Feasible in Gleason 9-10 Prostate Ca

Study finds similar outcomes with two multimodal approaches

<乌鸦传媒>Omega-3 and Vitamin D; Vein Grafts and CABG: It's PodMed Double T!

This week's topics include benefits of CABG, vein harvesting, new exercise guidelines, and omega-3 and vitamin D supplementation

<乌鸦传媒>Metabolic Surgery Prevails for Mortality, CV-Risk Reduction in T2D

Macrovascular complications, CV mortality reduced more with surgery than medical therapy alone

<乌鸦传媒>Race, Clinical Factors Predict Weight Gain After Roux-en-Y

African Americans, nonusers of pharmacotherapy more likely to experience regain

<乌鸦传媒>Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Subtype

Researchers identified four separate classes of obesity

<乌鸦传媒>Minorities Sicker than Whites at Liver Transplant Referral

Blacks had highest MELD scores at waitlist registration among racial-ethnic groups

<乌鸦传媒>AHA: Stem Cells No Help in LVAD Patients

Mesenchymal precursor cells didn't boost wean rates from heart assist devices

<乌鸦传媒>AHA: Closing Dialysis Fistula Improves Heart Function

Kidney transplant patients may benefit from reversing arteriovenous connection

<乌鸦传媒>AHA: CABG Still Better for Multivessel Disease in Diabetes

FREEDOM trial extension suggests lower long-term mortality vs stents

<乌鸦传媒>'De-Fatting' Tx May Give Discarded Livers New Life

Ex vivo perfusion system plus therapy reduced fat in steatotic livers

<乌鸦传媒>AASLD Poster Roundup: Gender, Insurance, Weight and Waitlists

Selections from poster sessions at the annual Liver Meeting

<乌鸦传媒>Liver Meeting to Focus on Practice Matters Along with Science

Topics range from 'day in the life' of a hepatology consultant to novel NASH therapies

<乌鸦传媒>Pouch Creation a Winner After Total Gastrectomy

Meta-analysis reports better long-term functional outcomes, no greater perioperative morbidity

<乌鸦传媒>SGLT-2 for Stage 3 CKD; Opioids for CKD; Kidney Transplant Discard & Disabilities

Roundup of more top abstracts from Kidney Week 2018

<乌鸦传媒>Time to Question Obesity-Based Cutoffs in Kidney Transplantation?

Study finds outcomes non-inferior to patients with BMI 35 and under

<乌鸦传媒>Ideal Timing of Post-Mohs Reconstruction

Waiting 7 days or more associated with reduced complications

<乌鸦传媒>ACR: Can Tanezumab Be Revived for OA?

Low incidence of rapidly progressive OA seen with lower doses

<乌鸦传媒>First-Line Anti-PD-1 Ups Survival for Advanced Head/Neck Cancer

Pembrolizumab, with or without chemo, tops current standard

<乌鸦传媒>Recurrent Post-Transplant Lupus Nephritis Declining

Single-center study credits improvements in immunosuppression

<乌鸦传媒>Nerve Plane Block May Improve Mastectomy Pain

Also: obese children and post-surgery pain; patient-controlled epidurals after C-section

<乌鸦传媒>Inherited JAK3 Mutation May Up Head/Neck Ca Risk in African Americans

About 8% carry the single nucleotide polymorphism

<乌鸦传媒>Two-Week Opioid Script Is Plenty for 90% of Nasal Surgery Patients

One fourth of patients required no opioid medication at all

<乌鸦传媒>Knowledge Gaps on HPV's Link to Head/Neck Ca for Docs in Training

Few are equipped to perform HPV vaccine counseling, study found

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