What Doctors Don't Tell YouCoronary bypass surgery patients who were optimistic about a positive outcome were more likely to have their wishes fulfilled. ...
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery often results in cognitive decline or even stroke. Such a decline can affect between 3 per cent of patients and up to half,
Heart bypass - or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) - is a radical procedure that has become the most frequently performed of all surgical operations, with around 500,000 carried out every year in the US alone. Around 10 per cent of all heart...
Keyhole surgery, the gee-whiz technology that has transformed surgery, still doesn’t work as well as the old-fashioned conventional surgery for hernia.
Wear a truss. Such a supportive garment will push an inguinal hernia back into its proper position. This is a viable option if the hernia is reducible, and should remain in place
Atrial fibrillation the sudden contraction of the heart is common after coronary bypass surgery, researchers have discovered. ...
Scar rupture is the most frequently cited and feared reason for repeat surgery, but the incidence of rupture is minute (Am J Ob Gyn, 1989, 160: 569-73). ...
For more than a century and up until just a few years ago, a permanent colostomy was considered to be de rigueur in the treatment of colorectal cancer.
In this procedure, the diseased section of the colon is removed (a colectomy), and the functioning
Even alternative practitioners can emphasise the importance of nutrition and still overlook another vital aspect that also has a part to play in maintaining a healthy heart. Someone who follows all the right nutritional guidelines can still suffer...
Surgery is resorted to only when drug therapy fails. Possible procedures include everything from implanting devices and transplanting neural tissue to blasting the troublesome brain cells with an electrode - all with limited success and major side...
