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Why Mistakes Are Happening In The OR
January 9, 2013 3:49 pm | by ABC News Videos CommentsHere is a major alert from doctors at one of America's leading medical schools. A recent report from Johns Hopkins University says more than 4,000 times a year, surgeons are making mistakes in the operating room that should never happen and can be stopped. Here is a breakdown of the recent news.
Surgical Management Of Craniopharyngioma With Third Ventricle Involvement
January 9, 2013 2:52 pm | by YouTube Videos CommentsHerein we present the case of a 68-year-old female patient with a 3-month history of visual deterioration accompanied by worsening headaches. Investigation with magnetic resonance imaging revealed a heterogeneous mass in the suprasellar region, extending into the third ventricle and displacing the pituitary gland and stalk inferiorly.
Weight Loss Pump Reduces Calories Absorbed By Body
January 9, 2013 1:48 pm | by ABC News Videos CommentsThe AspireAssist stomach pump pulls food out of the user's belly before the body can fully digest it. It is inserted into the patient's stomach through a minimally-invasive endoscopic procedure.
Quadruple Amputee Undergoes Hand Transplant Surgery
January 9, 2013 11:56 am | by ABC News Videos CommentsAfter losing her hands and feet to an infection, a young woman by the name of Lindsay Ess learns how to adapt and move forward with her life following a difficult hand transplant surgery.
Why Do Cancer Death Rates Continue To Drop?
January 9, 2013 11:48 am | by NBC News Videos CommentsA report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2000 and 2009. However, doctors say we're not taking advantage of all the ways to detect cancers at an early stage when they can be the most curable.
Why Patients Lie To Their Doctors
January 2, 2013 4:21 pm | by NBC News Videos CommentsA survey shows more than half of Americans aren't totally truthful with their doctors, and physicians say even white lies may have consequences. Why does this continue to happen?
Surgery May Not Be Best Weight Loss Fix
January 2, 2013 4:14 pm | by Associated Press Videos CommentsA London hospital is launching a trial of a new obesity service, which doesn't involve surgery or electronic fat busting treatments. It argues too many people are enduring the traumas of bariatric surgery simply to find it underwhelming.
Discussing The Development Of A Cardiothoracic Surgery Simulator
January 2, 2013 4:03 pm | by TED Videos CommentsDr. Paul Shridath Ramphal discusses development of tissue-based simulation technologies for use as training aids for surgical residents. He is especially focused on modifying the technology necessary to conduct cardiothoracic surgical procedures to suit local pathology and economic conditions and is particularly interested in discovering ways to reduce the costs associated with cardiothoracic procedures.
Conjoined Twins Separated In Time For The Holidays
January 2, 2013 3:51 pm | by ABC News Videos CommentsA complex surgery took a team of 40 doctors seven hours to separate the twins. Their mom was 20 weeks into her pregnancy when she learned she was having twins that were connected. Doctors advised Shellie Tucker to terminate the pregnancy, but she refused to do so. Instead, she gave birth to Allison and Amelia in March of this year.
Portable Artificial Heart System Gives Patients Extra Time
January 2, 2013 3:40 pm | by CBS News Videos CommentsAn experiential portable artificial heart system is giving patients awaiting transplant surgery some extra time with their families around the holidays.
11-Year-Old's 'Baby Bump' Ends Up A Tumor
December 19, 2012 2:56 pm | by NBC News Videos CommentsAfter several tests came up with nothing, doctors eventually discovered that an 11-year-old Florida girl's extended stomach was the result of a tumor growing inside her body.
Advanced Robotic Surgery: Stage IV Endometriosis
December 19, 2012 2:31 pm | by YouTube Videos CommentsHere you see advanced robotic surgery for stage-four endometriosis. The 30-year-old patient suffered from severe pelvic pain and has been unsuccessful in her attempts to conceive a child over the course of the past three years.
Robot Reduces Risk Of Serious Hospital Infections
December 19, 2012 2:15 pm | by YouTube Videos CommentsOne Connecticut hospital is using a high-tech robotic solution to combat the spread of serious bacteria and viruses in its facility. Stamford Hospital is the only one in the state with the latest tool designed to minimize that risk.
Surgery Allows Woman To Control Robotic Arm With Brain
December 19, 2012 2:04 pm | by CBS News Videos CommentsJan Scheuermann uses a robotic arm, wrist, and hand to feed herself. Scheuermann, a quadriplegic, controlled the arm using a brain-computer interface following surgery to implant electrodes on her brain.
Mom Gets First Triple Organ Transplant In Georgia's History
December 19, 2012 1:45 pm | by YouTube Videos CommentsFive months ago, 38-year-old Stephanie Lindstrom received a triple organ transplant at Emory University Hospital, the first procedure of its kind in the state of Georgia. Doctors say since 2009, there have been only six reported in the United States.
