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New study > Long-term Results > Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication > Anti-reflux Surgery > Massachusetts General Hospital > Harvard Medical School > Minimally invasive procedure > Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD > Seventy-one percent of patients satisfied with long-term results > Primary or revision redo laparoscopic fundoplication > By single surgeon > Near normal scores of GERD−HRQL Health-Related Quality of Life Scale

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Does the results of this study demonstrate that most patients undergoing primary laparoscopic fundoplication have near normal GERD−HRQL scores? Are the patients satisfied with their decision to undergo surgery at long-term follow-up? Are the results following redo laparoscopic fundoplication as good as with primary laparoscopic fundoplication?

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…Patients undergoing laparoscopic fundoplication […]

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Medical Corporations Crossing the Line > Journal’s Article Questions TV Ads for Cypher stent > New England Journal of Medicine > Cordis subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson > Direct-to-consumer advertising DTCA > Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty PTCA > Consumer Health Education > State University of New York > Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Monday, May 26, 2008

What are the basic regulatory requirements for non-deceptive advertising of medical corporations? Why is there no requirement to report negative side effects to a toll-free number operated by the FDA that is currently required for print prescription drug ads but not for medical devices? Is the device industry campaign trying to perceive an informed, balanced […]

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Covidien > USSC > Tyco > FDA approval for laparoscopic kit > Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery SILS Procedure Kit > Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES > NOSCAR Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research > SILS for general surgery > Urologic gynecologic and bariatric surgery application > Peritoneal access > Suturing > Anastomotic devices > Single skin incision in patient’s umbilicus

Friday, May 23, 2008

Does the SILS kit enable incision-less surgery that will improve patient outcomes? Is the SILS NOTES product development an initiative that was launched in 2007 in response to the 2007 business results? Will the new products have an impact on the reported 2007 net loss of $342 million on sales of $10.2 billion?
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research > Leicester Royal Infirmary > University of Leicester > Received over £900,000 funding from the Wellcome Trust > Part of a £30M international initiative

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Is an aneurysm that is readily detectable by a simple ultrasound scan during the long latent period when the aneurysm is growing an excellent opportunity to prevent the need for surgery? Will pharmacological treatment prevent progression to rupture? When will the first pharmacotherapeutic agent be identified to treat aneurysms?
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KARL STORZ > Major Grant to Fund GI Research > Development of Promising Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES > NOSCAR research contributes to safe adoption of new technique

Friday, April 18, 2008

Would the necessary research to further NOTES be possible without these types of industry grants? What progress in research has been made? Are the NOTES surgery techniques moving forward more rapidly than initially anticipated?

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…KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a global leader in endoscopy products and solutions for operating room integration, […]

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Aneurysm repair AAA > Higher death risk > Linked to stent-graft > Subject of FDA advisory

Monday, March 24, 2008

Does additional, longer-term data suggest that aneurysm-related mortality continues to increase after three years post-implant? How is the new study result with much higher aneurysm-related mortality reaching 1.3 percent by year four and 1.5 percent by year five influencing treatment choices?

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Patients receiving a stent-graft from Fridley-based Medtronic to treat abdominal aortic […]

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NDO Plicator > Facilitate transgastric natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery NOTES > Closure of the transgastric defect > Endolumenal therapy > NOTES > Endoscopy > GERD > Minimally invasive surgery > Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES > Annual Meeting in April 2007 in Las Vegas Nevada

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The NDO Plicator is a device developed for endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD by approximation of tissues together with a double-pledgeted U-stitch…

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…A standardized 12-mm gastrotomy was created endoscopically in four pigs using a combination of needle-knife cautery and balloon dilation. As the endoscope was removed, a Savary soft-tipped […]

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