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Cardiac Ablation

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Invasive Procedures. The most effective surgical procedures, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and open prostatectomy, are also the most invasive. They carry the highest risks for significant complications, including impotence and incontinence. Greater experience with TURP, however, has reduced complications and hospital stays. Because it is more effective than less invasive procedures, TURP remains the procedure of choic...

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Radiofrequency ablation is a medical treatment in which the targeted cells are treated with a... Read more »

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Meet Cardiologist Dr. Steven Kang

...perform special invasive procedures to treat advanced heart disease such as cardiac catheterization, ablation, and implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, Dr. Kang believes that the best... Read more »

Menstrual Disorders: Medications

...conservative surgery such as endometrial resection (removal of endometrial lining), or endometrial ablation (destruction of endometrial lining). Studies report that about 60% of women with... Read more »

Prostate Cancer: Other Treatments

...of life after orchiectomy than patients who opt for hormonal treatment, particularly total androgen ablation. Because orchiectomy is irreversible, about 75% of patients with advanced prostate... Read more »

Causes of Cardiac Enlargement

...a septal myomectomy, requires open heart surgery. A non-invasive option, called an alcohol septal ablation, involves a procedure and catheter similar to an angiogram. Instead of using contrast... Read more »

Menstrual Disorders: Surgery

...the uterine liningStandard Endometrial Ablation with HysteroscopyEndometrial ablation involves the destruction of the uterine lining using a number of approaches that include heat, electricity,... Read more »

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