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June 2016 Briefing – Pathology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pathology for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...

June 2016 Briefing – Anesthesiology

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Anesthesiology for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
For children diagnosed with appendicitis undergoing appendectomy

Extended-Spectrum Antibiotics No Benefit for Pediatric Appendicitis

Extended-spectrum linked to 30-day readmission in complicated, not uncomplicated appendicitis
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is associated with reductions in positive surgical margins

Benefits for Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Reduced risk of positive surgical margins versus open prostatectomy for patients with pT2 disease only
The addition of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to lifestyle-medical management is associated with improved achievement of treatment goals in type 2 diabetes

Gastric Bypass Helps Achieve Diabetes Treatment Goals

Lower mean HbA1c, more diabetes remission, more weight loss versus lifestyle-medical management
Gastric bypass surgery is associated with reduced symptoms and neurohormonal responses to hypoglycemia

Gastric Bypass Cuts Hormonal Responses to Hypoglycemia

Reductions in glucagon, cortisol, catecholamine, and sympathetic nerve responses to hypoglycemia
Materials in the vitreous are identified in approximately half of phacoemulsification cataract surgery cases

Materials in Vitreous Seen in About Half of Phaco Cases

Positive predictors for MIV include higher nuclear sclerosis grade, male gender, older age
Early unexpected recurrences after laparoscopic radical cystectomy occur in 8.7 percent of patients with favorable pathological characteristics

Study Looks at Recurrence After Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy

During first 24 months, 8.7 percent of patients with favorable pathological characteristics had progressed
Many patients with advanced stage non-small-cell lung cancer might live longer if treated surgically

Surgery Tied to Longer Survival for Lung Cancer Patients

Too few may be getting procedure, research suggests
Bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in adipose tissue function

Bariatric Surgery Improves Adipose Tissue Function

Surgery alters distribution of fat mass from visceral to subcutaneous compartment