Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Using an appropriate skin incision and the help of a plastic surgeon, as well as performing ...

The aim of this multicenter study was to determine whether interrupted sutures were better than or inferior to continuous sutures for closing an upper midline abdominal incision. A total of 625 ...

An unusual study examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. The study of 200 patients showed that pain perception and the ...

Whether a midline or transverse incision is used in abdominal surgery depends mainly on the disease, anatomy and potential effects on wound healing, pain and postoperative complications. Decisions can ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 81-year-old man with an unclear remote history of right knee surgery developed significant osteoarthritis ...

A total of 599 patient data entry forms out of 600 with an equal distribution of genders (49% men, 51% women) and a mean age of 57 years (SD 19 years) were available for analysis. An open approach was ...

Dr. Thoralf Sundt answers the question: 'How Painful Is a Sternotomy Incision?' — -- Question: What is a sternotomy incision and how painful is it? Answer: A sternotomy incision is the usual ...

LINCOLN, Neb., & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Incision Corporation, a medical device company pioneering first-of-its-kind miniaturized robots for laparoscopic surgery, today announced ...

In the United States, two in every 1,000 people are living with kidney failure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And about 15 percent of adults have chronic kidney ...

An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results.