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Revascularization Surgery
Revascularization surgery helps to restore blood flow to the heart. It can treat blocked arteries in patients with coronary artery disease and may help select patients with heart failure. Surgery types include coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and angioplasty (also called percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]). CABG is a traditional type of open heart surgery. Angioplasty uses a catheter to inflate a balloon inside the artery. A metal stent may...
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Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer
There are many options to treat prostate cancer that has not spread to other organs in the body. These options include radical surgery,... Read more »
Advice for Partners of Those Undergoing Prostate Surgery
Dear Dr. Motola, As the wife of one who is scheduled for robotic prostate surgery in a few weeks, I would welcome any advice or insights... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Surgery and Erectile Dysfunction
The nerves responsible for erection are located very close to the surface of the prostate. These nerves "live" in what I would liken to a... Read more »
Who Should Have Robotic Surgery for Prostate Cancer?
This seems like an easy question. After performing robotic prostatectomies for almost two years, I have learned that proper patient... Read more »
Erectile Dysfunction and Prostate Cancer Treatment
An interest of mine as a robotic surgeon treating prostate cancer is performing nerve sparing prostatectomy (removal of the prostate while... Read more »
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Male Pelvic Floor Therapy Research
Preoperative biofeedback assisted behavioral training to decrease post-prostatectomy incontinence: a randomized, controlled trial. J Urol. 2006... Read more »
Does Minimally Invasive Surgery Speed Up Recovery after Total ...
Source: eOrthopod
Smaller incisions for total hip surgery are the latest trend in orthopedics. This is called minimally invasive arthroplasty (MIA). But some doctors... Read more »
Electric Recovery after Hip Surgery
Source: eOrthopod
Hip fracture is a bad break in more than one way. It requires surgery and often leads to a loss of function. The patient who gets up and moving in... Read more »
New hip replacement surgery speeds recovery
A doctor in Indiana says a new hip replacement surgery now available in that state is speeding recovery for patients. Anterior hip replacement allows... Read more »
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