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Health Encyclopedia: Scoliosis Surgery
Surgery
The goals of scoliosis surgery are threefold:
- Straighten the spine as much as possible in a safe manner
- Balance the torso and pelvic areas
- Maintain correction
It takes a two-part process to accomplish these goals:
- Fusing (joining together) the vertebrae along the curve
- Supporting these fused bones with instrumentation (steel rods, hooks, and other devices) attached to the spine
Many surgical variations exist using different instruments, procedures, and surgical approaches. All of the operations ...
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Health Risks of Smoking
...diverticulitis, including bleeding and abscess. Diverticulitis mostly affects people over age 50.Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Smoking has mixed effects on inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory... Read more »Crohn's Disease: Complications
...death, and most people can live a normal lifespan with this condition.Mild Crohn's Disease. The fewer bowel movements, the milder the disease. In mild disease, abdominal pain is absent or minimal.... Read more »Ulcerative Colitis: Medications
Drugs cannot cure inflammatory bowel disease, but they can help reduce the inflammation and accompanying symptoms in up to 80% of patients. The primary goal of drug therapy is to reduce... Read more »Endometriosis: Conservative Surgery
...involves the following:Carbon dioxide gas is injected into the abdomen, distending it and pushing the bowel away so that the doctor has a wider view.The procedure requires making small incisions... Read more »Stress: Complications
...bloating. Excessive production of digestive acids in the stomach may cause a painful burning.Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Irritable bowel syndrome (or spastic colon) is strongly related to stress.... Read more »Images
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