Tubal ligation surgery takes about 30 minutes to complete. Your surgeon will use a laparoscope (a small tool with a camera attached) to perform the procedure because a laparoscope is less invasive ...

Credit: Getty Images. Evidence suggests that patent ductus arteriosus comprises anywhere from 5% to 10% of all congenital heart disease. Although the majority of congenital heart diseases (CHD ...

This article presents common misconceptions about the physiologic significance of early ductal shunting and reviews the evidence regarding the preferential use of echocardiography rather than ...

Vein ligation and stripping is a minor surgery. It is used to remove a damaged vein and prevent complications of vein damage. If several valves in a vein and the vein itself are heavily damaged, the ...

Background and aims: The aim is to evaluate and compare the efficacy and side effects of oral and intravenous(IV) ibuprofen for treatment of PDA in preterm ... for surgical ligation didn't differ ...

She had fractured ribs from the birthing process," Lauren explains. "She had to get a PDA ligation, which is heart surgery ...

(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Doctors consider Mohs surgery the best treatment for two of the most common types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

Let me walk you through the process. On the morning of surgery the anesthesia doctors will tell you about regional nerve blocks. You're leg's going to jump ok? And I generally advise patients to ...

The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor Medicine in Houston, Texas, specializes in the surgical treatment of disease using state-of-the-art techniques – many developed right here in our ...

The Division of Plastic Surgery is dedicated to delivering a broad range of reconstructive and aesthetic services, while consistently providing our patients with high-quality, compassionate care. Our ...

Once a PDA is suspected or confirmed, the 2 main questions are (1) how to treat and (2) when to treat a particular infant This clinical controversy recently was the subject of an excellent ...