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03/01/2008
The 57th ESCVS Annual Congress
The first day of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery Annual Congress* will focus on live surgery, endovascular topics and controversies. …
03/01/2008
Hemicorporectomy
Czech Republic - The second successful hemicorporectomy (translumbar amputation) was carried out several months ago by surgeon Frantisek Antos and team at the Bulovka Faculty …
02/19/2008
Non-invasive device detects early-stage respiratory irregularities
Evolving from an award-winning project carried out by undergraduates of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel's leading University for science and technology, a new …
01/24/2008
Treatment of Bladder Cancer: Radiotherapy versus Surgery
According to a study recently published by Cancer Research UK scientists the survival rates of bladder cancer patients treated with radiotherapy are the same as those of patients …
01/24/2008
New anaesthetic plaster available in the UK
A new plaster combines an innovative warming system with the two potent anaesthetics lidocaine and tetracaine. The warming of the skin increases vasodilatation and the blood …
01/20/2008
1st portable heart-lung machine
Lifebridge is the first portable heart-lung machine which promises a great success for the clinlical use. …
01/11/2008
MRI techniques to replace liver biopsy
As reported in the January issue of Hepatology, MRI imagery is emerging as a non-invasive way to determine the existence and extent of hepatic fibrosis. It could eventually help …
01/07/2008
Hemicorporectomy
The second successful hemicorporectomy has been done several months ago by Frantisek Antos and his surgical team from Faculty hospital Bulovka. …
12/31/2007
Precision cutting for knee and hip endoprosthetics
Komet Medical presented its range of high-quality Evolution sawblades. …
12/20/2007
Take off in the operating theatre
Engineer Stefan Wollschläger, a partner in Visality Consulting GmbH, Berlin, and Dr Gregor Zehle MBA, a senior consultant at GÖK Consulting AG, Berlin, discuss the benefits of a …
12/14/2007
Finland's colorectal cancer screening programme
Following the proposal of the European Union to all member states, Finland established a national screening programme for colorectal cancer in 2004. The programme is the first of …
12/12/2007
Emergency endoscopy services need to be better organized
According to a survey published in the journal Clinical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, there seems to be a serious under provision of out-of-hours emergency …
12/05/2007
Endoscopic stenting of colon obstructions
Minimally invasive endoscopic stent procedures can reduce the hospital stay of patients suffering from colorectal cancer. Stenting may also reduce the future risk of surgery, …
11/23/2007
Take off in the operating theatre
Engineer Stefan Wollschläger, a partner in Visality Consulting GmbH, Berlin, and Dr Gregor Zehle MBA, a senior consultant at GÖK Consulting AG, Berlin, discuss the benefits of a …
11/16/2007
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Italy - The latest advance in stereotactic radiosurgery - the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion made by Elekta, is due for inauguration this month at the Neurosurgery Department in …
11/16/2007
Successful OCT imaging during cancer surgery
UK - Optical imaging company Michelson Diagnostics Ltd (MDL) has announced successful initial results from clinical testing of its novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging …
11/16/2007
SpinalAssist - Miccro-precise surgery assistant, equipped with MPS drive systems
Accuracy and precision are of the utmost importance in spinal surgery. At ComPaMED 2007, Micro Precision Systems AG (MPS) presented its SpineAssist - a bone-mounted system that …
11/16/2007
ENDOLIGN - composite material for superior structural implants
At ComPaMED 2007, Invibio presented its ENDOLIGN composite material that is composed of continuous carbon fibers in a PEEK-OPTIMA polymer matrix. Endolign combines the strengths …
11/16/2007
A reprocessor for ENT endoscopes
In bronchoscopy and gastroenterology, reprocessors are commonly used to provide a quick availability of endoscopes. However, ENT departments do not dispose of dedicated material, …
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