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		<title>Transoral Gastroplasty TOGA procedure &gt; Satiety Inc &gt; First U.S. incision-free procedure for obesity &gt; Bariatric surgeons &gt; Gastric bypass surgery &gt; Gold standard for weight-loss procedures &gt; Restrictive pouch becomes bigger over time &gt; Benefits from an endoscopic procedure &gt; compared to laparoscopic or open surgery &gt; Further decrease the size of the pouch</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/25/transoral-gastroplasty-toga-procedure-satiety-inc-first-us-incision-free-procedure-for-obesity-bariatric-surgeons-gastric-bypass-surgery-gold-standard-for-weight-loss-procedures-restrict/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:10:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and R]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Surgery NOS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[J Christopher Eagon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Barnes-Jewish Hospital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice training course]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leak-proof closure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifices tranlumenal endosurgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[natural orifice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sreenivasa Jonnalagadda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quicker recovery period]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Restrictive pouch becomes bigger over time]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gold standard for weight-loss procedures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Benefits from an endoscopic procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Compared to laparoscopic or open surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Further decrease the size of the pouch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bariatric surgeons]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[First US incision-free procedure for obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Decreased risk of complications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shortened hospital stay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incision-free procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Satiety Inc]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TOGA procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduced risk of adhesions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home by the day after surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgastric placement of diaphragm pacing leads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgastric surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifices such as the mouth  rectum or vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Removal of the appendix or gallbladder via the stomach]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastroenterologist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Viscera Stomach Colon Vagina Bladder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Per vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric cholecystectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric peritoneoscopy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric appendectomies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bodies' natural orifices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Substantial learning curve]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgastric appendectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-anal transcolonic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-oral transgastric]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Navigation inside the stomach and abdominal cavity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation for the gastric access puncture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric tubal ligation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric biliary endosurgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric endoscopic splenectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric appendectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric retroperitoneal for pancreatic debridement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a shift in the way the surgical treatment of obesity is approached? Does this technique provide results close to those achieved with more traditional surgery? Is the TOGA procedure an option for people who need to lose a great deal of weight but don&#8217;t want to have surgery?


IIP &#62; read on here &#62; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery &gt; Laparoscopic or Open Procedure &gt; Annals of Surgery &gt; Laparoscopic gastric bypass LGB &gt; Open gastric bypass OGB &gt; Placing several small incisions in the abdomen &gt; Lesser intraoperative blood loss &gt; Shorter hospitalization &gt; Reduced postoperative pain &gt; Less pulmonary complications &gt; Faster recovery &gt; Better cosmesis &gt; Fewer wound complications</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/24/gastric-bypass-surgery-laparoscopic-or-open-procedure-annals-of-surgery-laparoscopic-gastric-bypass-lgb-open-gastric-bypass-ogb-placing-several-small-incisions-in-the-abdomen-lesser-intrao/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:47:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic colorectal surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obesity dragging down our health care system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic method]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Second operation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduce postoperative complications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic surgery leaves virtually no scar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obesity medicine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obesity is a complex condition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer resection]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopy-assisted]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obesity and diabetes]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Risk of pulmonary complications]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Less pulmonary complications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduced postoperative pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Faster recovery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fewer wound complications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[University at Albany]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Shorter hospitalization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lesser intraoperative blood loss]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic or Open Procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Annals of Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic gastric bypass LGB]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Placing several small incisions in the abdomen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open gastric bypass OGB]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopy Laparoscopic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Better cosmesis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weight Re-gain After Gastric Bypass]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduces Size of Stomach Pouch]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patients Who Gain Weight After Bariatric Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body mass index of greater than 50]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Morbid obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Treatment Of Obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Body mass index]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Totally laparoscopic surgery TLS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic or open surgical procedures]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Risk factor obesity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic technique]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical obesity intervention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LAGB banding costs $17,000 in the USA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding LAGB]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Other bariatric weight loss operations cost $25,000 in ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes is killing about 73,000 people in the U.S. eac]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Establish fast and safe Pneumoperitoneum]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding LAGB]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metabolic disorder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Metabolic Diseases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pouch enlargement or dilatation of the gastrojejunostom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nutrition Disorders]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Overweight]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Overnutrition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopy Laparoscopic]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does the laparoscopic method reduce postoperative complications? Is the need for a second operation reduced? Is the risk of pulmonary complications increased by 92 percent with open surgery? Do cardiovascular complications increase to 54 percent with open surgery?


IIP &#62; read on here &#62; http://www.healthnews.com&#8230;
If you are one of the millions of people in the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power Medical Interventions &gt; Successful Demonstration of Incision-Free Bowel Surgery &gt; Resection and Anastomosis via the Colon &gt; New Techniques &gt; Possible Widespread Adoption of Incision-Free NOTES Surgery &gt; Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research&#8217;s NOSCAR &gt; Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/23/power-medical-interventions-successful-demonstration-of-incision-free-bowel-surgery-resection-and-anastomosis-via-the-colon-new-techniques-possible-widespread-adoption-of-incision-free-notes-s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/23/power-medical-interventions-successful-demonstration-of-incision-free-bowel-surgery-resection-and-anastomosis-via-the-colon-new-techniques-possible-widespread-adoption-of-incision-free-notes-s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Richard Rothstein]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOSCAR Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessmen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[anastomosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Scottsdale]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Surgery NOS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES Conference San Francisco]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Navigating a three-dimensionally complicated structure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES research]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOSCAR research for safe adoption]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No slow down in Obesity epidemic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[no scars to remind of the operation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[natural orifice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifices tranlumenal endosurgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leak-proof closure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES access is safe and feasible]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES exploration of the abdomen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES procedure offer substantial benefits]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice training course]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES's going to happen relatively fast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOS natural orifice surgery products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tonia Young-Fadok]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical stapling products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Power-actuated]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Power Medical Interventions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Without abdominal incisions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[PMI's Intelligent Surgical Instruments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Less invasive surgical techniques]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keep the planet clean]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduce medical waste]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Durable recyclable technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Benefit surgeons patients hospitals and healthcare netw]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Small bowel resection and anastomosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intelligent Surgical Product Line]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Opening in the colon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Remove a portion of a small bowel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Northwestern University Memorial Hospital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nathaniel Soper]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Avoiding any incisions in abdomen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reconnect the small bowel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Versatility and precision]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and R]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[i-NOLC45 natural orifice linear stapler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifice surgery appendectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES techniques]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifices such as the mouth  rectum or vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incision-less solutions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES fundoplication procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multi-center trial of a NOTES system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Significantly reduced level of pain and discomfort]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No Scar Group SAGES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[International Conference on NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Substantial learning curve]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No scar anti reflux procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intentionally making gastrotomy for a cholecystectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Initial applications of NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES &amp; NEWS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No Scar Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Way of the future]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No-scar abdominal surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Viscera Stomach Colon Vagina Bladder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Per vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bodies' natural orifices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastrotomy Closure in NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incisionless Surgical Technique]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduced post-operative pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No visible skin scar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NoScarSurgeons.com]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Whitman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Computer-assisted]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifices transgastric endoscopic surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[scar-free surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES and hybrid NOTES procedures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-anal transcolonic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-oral transgastric]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Potential to replace or augment current techniques]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Navigation inside the stomach and abdominal cavity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation for the gastric access puncture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Recovery-free surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduced risk of adhesions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home by the day after surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does the successful procedure further support the versatility and precision of the Intelligent Surgical Product Line? Are surgical techniques possible that allow for small bowel resection and anastomosis without abdominal incisions? Will the new technology accelerate the procedures related to Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessment and Research&#8217;s NOSCAR and Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STOMAPHYX PLUS &gt; Next-Generation Device &gt; Stronger suction capable &gt; Natural Orifice Surgery NOS &gt; Transoral incisionless surgery &gt; EndoGastric Solutions EGS &gt; Incisionless transoral procedures &gt; Treatment of upper gastrointestinal conditions &gt; Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD &gt; GI conditions &gt; EsophyX &gt; Leading-edge NOS natural orifice surgery products &gt; Proprietary NOS platform technology</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/22/stomaphyx-plus-next-generation-device-stronger-suction-capable-natural-orifice-surgery-nos-transoral-incisionless-surgery-endogastric-solutions-egs-incisionless-transoral-procedures-trea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transoral Gastric Volume Reduction TGVR]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Transoral Gastroplasty TOGA]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[EsophyX]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[EndoGastric Solutions EGS]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[GI conditions]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Redmond Washington]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thierry Thaure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ohio State University]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Julie Ellner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Next-Generation Device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alvarado Hospital San Diego]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic surgeon]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dean Mikami]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Proprietary NOS platform technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Faster And Easier]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transoral incisionless surgery]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Transoral treatment method]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Removal of the appendix or gallbladder via the stomach]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Substantial learning curve]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transanal endoscopic microsurgery TEM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgastric appendectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transluminal translumenal procedures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgastric placement of diaphragm pacing leads]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgastric surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric peritoneoscopy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric cholecystectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[translumenal organ resections]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric appendectomies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Viscera Stomach Colon Vagina Bladder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Per vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bodies' natural orifices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric biliary endosurgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric tubal ligation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduced risk of adhesions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home by the day after surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation for the gastric access puncture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transoral gastric pouch reduction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Transoral endoscopic anchor placement system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Navigation inside the stomach and abdominal cavity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric retroperitoneal for pancreatic debridement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric appendectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[transgastric endoscopic splenectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-anal transcolonic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-oral transgastric]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does the use of a standard endoscope permit easier clearing of the visual field? Does the higher resolution image allow for even greater precision? Is StomaphyX the future of surgery, and NOS the next step beyond laparoscopy?

IIP &#62; read on here &#62; http://www.endogastricsolutions.com&#8230;
 &#8230;EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the world leader in natural orifice surgery (NOS) products [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biocompatible microneedle &gt; Painless needle &gt; Mimics mosquito&#8217;s bite &gt; Microneedle &gt; Draw blood &gt; Inject drugs &gt; Glucose-level monitor &gt; Inner diameter of around 25 microns &gt; External diameter of 60 microns</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/21/biocompatible-microneedle-painless-needle-mimics-mosquitos-bite-microneedle-draw-blood-inject-drugs-glucose-level-monitor-inner-diameter-of-around-25-microns-external-diameter-of-60/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Inject drugs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Draw blood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Glucose-level monitor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inner diameter of around 25 microns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[External diameter of 60 microns]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Microneedle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mimics mosquito's bite]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Unprecedented efficiency]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Resistance from friction]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fabricate the device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Biocompatible microneedle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Painless needle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surface tension forces]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does the working principle of this device follow the discovery that in a well-designed microneedle, surface tension forces may overcome resistance from friction? Can blood be drawn up blood with unprecedented efficiency? When will it be possible to fabricate the device in mass production?


IIP &#62; read on here &#62; http://technology.newscientist.com&#8230;
A painless &#8220;microneedle&#8221; that mimics the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anastomotic leak rate &lt; Outcome for laparoscopic intra-corporeal stapled anastomosis &gt; Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery &gt; Primary colonic left-sided intracorporeal stapled anastomosis &gt; Identify the clinical anastomotic leak rate &gt; Laparoscopic colorectal surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/18/anastomotic-leak-rate-outcome-for-laparoscopic-intra-corporeal-stapled-anastomosis-patients-undergoing-laparoscopic-surgery-primary-colonic-left-sided-intracorporeal-stapled-anastomosis-identi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rate of conversion to open procedure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rate of defunctioning stomas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mortality]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Inpatient stay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Intra-operative air leak]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[laparoscopic intra-corporeal anastomosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Anastomotic leak]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Extra-corporeal anastomosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leak rate and the outcome]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Height of anastomosis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Primary colonic left-sided intracorporeal stapled anast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outcome for laparoscopic intra-corporeal stapled anasto]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Anastomotic leak rate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Identify the clinical anastomotic leak rate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic colorectal surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Procedure performed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Indication for operation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patient demographics]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Laparoscopic surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are the factors for this study patient demographics, indication for operation, procedure performed, height of anastomosis, leak rate and the outcome, inpatient stay, mortality, rate of defunctioning stomas, and rate of conversion to open procedure? Are intra-operative air leak rare in these patients? Does this study demonstrate that the anastomotic leak rate from intra-corporeal laparoscopic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stent-graft &gt; EVAR &gt; New findings on abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA &gt; Mortality &gt; Endovascular technology &gt; Hospital volume &gt; Proportion of AAA repaired with EVAR &gt; Increased from 27% to 39%</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/17/stent-graft-evar-new-findings-on-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-vascular-surgery-mortality-with-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-surgery-endovascular-technology-hospital-volume-proportion-of-abdomin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aorfix Dacron stent-graft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical revision]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent graft migration following endovascular aneurysm r]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Type I endoleaks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular techniques prone to similar complications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aneurysm rupture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Life Line Screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fixation of stent grafts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent graft fixation product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent grafts have a tendency to migrate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endoleaks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Benefit from screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keep the graft in place]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia secondary to spinal cord ischaemia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Complication of stent-graft repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular and coronary products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal aortic aneurysms have no symptoms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR Trials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[EndoRefix endostapling device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular resection]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Interventional procedures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Men in England are to be offered AAA screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vascular Surgeons]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular aneurysm repair EVAR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms EVAR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular Therapy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent Stapler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stapling may replace stitching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Watchful waiting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Treatment of aneurysms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open aneurysm repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical aneurysm repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endoaneurysmorrhaphy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Elective surgical treatment of AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Albert Einstein]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sudden severe back or abdominal pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ultrasound screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular stent graft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Risk of developing AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Silent killer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Totally laparoscopic AAA replacement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Larger aneurysms can leak or rupture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Free screening for AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ascending aortic aneurysm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Welcome to Medicare physical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Screen the aorta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endoscopy Endoscopic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scanning and visualizing the aorta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Simple $50 ultrasound scan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent-graft technology under serious scrutiny]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Need for reintervention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular stenting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Long-term graft performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AAA stent-graft device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Subsidiary of a major stent-graft company]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endoluminal Endolumenal Hollow Vessel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Did the introduction of endovascular (EVAR) technology change the relationship of hospital volume to mortality with abdominal aortic aneurysm repair?Are higher-volume hospitals are more likely to use the endovascular approach? Is the greater use of the endovascular procedure at high-volume hospitals accounting for the difference in mortality between high-and low-volume hospitals?


IIP &#62; read on here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Scientific &gt; Loses bid &gt; Drug-treated heart stents &gt; No new patent trial &gt; Patent-infringement case &gt; Dr Bruce N Saffran sued the company &gt; Jury awarding Saffran $432 million &gt; Adding $69 million for interest on royalties</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/16/boston-scientific-loses-bid-drug-treated-heart-stents-no-new-patent-trial-patent-infringement-case-dr-bruce-n-saffran-sued-the-company-jury-awarding-saffran-432-million-adding-69-milli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Technology to deliver injury-healing medication]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drug-coated stents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jury awarding Saffran $432 million]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bruce N Saffran]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Drug-treated heart stents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patent-infringement case]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Boston Scientific]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is the verdict is supported by both the evidence and the law? Will Boston Scientific prevail on appeal? Did the judge make prejudicial comments in front of the jury about the conduct of the company&#8217;s lawyers?
IIP &#62; read on here &#62; http://www.boston.com&#8230;
&#8230;A federal judge rejected a request by Boston Scientific Corp. for a new trial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgeons Use new NOTES devices &gt; Complete Live Incisionless Appendectomy &gt; NOTES Conference San Francisco &gt; USGI Medical&#8217;s EndoSurgical Operating System &gt; Successful Gastrotomy Closure Technique &gt; Overcomes Main Hurdle &gt; Widespread Adoption of Incisionless NOTES Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/15/surgeons-use-new-notes-devices-complete-live-incisionless-appendectomy-notes-conference-san-francisco-usgi-medicals-endosurgical-operating-system-successful-gastrotomy-closure-technique-ov/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Promise for less pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reduced risk of wound infection]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[No external scars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Option demanded by patients]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Operating through the body's natural orifices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reducing the need for external incisions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USGI's EndoSurgical Operating System EOS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Operating platform]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Specialized tools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Perform surgery through a patient's mouth or other natu]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Healthcare providers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gastroenterologists]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USGI Medical's EndoSurgical Operating System]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Successful Gastrotomy Closure Technique]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Overcomes Main Hurdle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Widespread Adoption of Incisionless NOTES Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NOTES Conference San Francisco]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Complete Live Incisionless Appendectomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Millions of potential patients]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Less invasive surgical option]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical markets around $7 billion in the USA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgeons Use new NOTES devices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leader in Incisionless Surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Navigating a three-dimensionally complicated structure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-oral transgastric]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[per-anal transcolonic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Substantial learning curve]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifices such as the mouth  rectum or vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bodies' natural orifices]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Per vagina]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Viscera Stomach Colon Vagina Bladder]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Navigation inside the stomach and abdominal cavity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice training course]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Shorter hospital stays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[USGI Medical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[natural orifice]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural orifices tranlumenal endosurgery NOTES]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orientation for the gastric access puncture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[home by the day after surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Leak-proof closure]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Does the ability to close a gastrotomy safely and securely from inside the stomach represent a major leap forward in Incisionless surgery? Will USGI&#8217;s products enable surgeons to perform truly scarless NOTES procedures? Has incisionless surgery technology advanced significantly in recent years with expandable tissue anchors that fit across the full thickness of the stomach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr Michael E DeBakey &gt; Father of modern cardiovascular surgery &gt; Pioneering artificial heart &gt; Dies at 99</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/14/dr-michael-e-debakey-father-of-modern-cardiovascular-surgery-pioneering-artificial-heart-dies-at-99/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/14/dr-michael-e-debakey-father-of-modern-cardiovascular-surgery-pioneering-artificial-heart-dies-at-99/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 07:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pasteur Institute]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Cancer Institute]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jacques Chirac]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Medicine s most famous feud]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pioneering artificial heart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Father of modern cardiovascular surgery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Luc Montagnier]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Robert C Gallo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Denton A Cooley]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[O H Frazier]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael E DeBakey]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Artificial heart]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Texas Heart Institute]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Baylor Medical College and Methodist Hospital]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cardiovascular devices]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is he considered to be the greatest surgeon ever? Will we ever know how Cooley obtained the artificial heart from DeBakey’s lab? Was the DeBakey-Cooley feud necessary in order to focus on the clinical need for a total artificial heart?


IIP &#62; read on here &#62; http://www.thehindubusinessline.com&#8230;
&#8230;Dr Michael DeBakey, the pioneering heart surgeon who shot to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair &gt; Under severe regulatory body scrutiny &gt; Cost effectiveness as a function of cost and clinical benefit &gt; National Institute of Clinical Excellence NICE &gt; Unfit for open repair and not high risk &gt; Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR Trials &gt; Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management DREAM &gt; Open Versus Endovascular Repair OVER trial &gt; Multi-center experience &gt; Cook &gt; Medtronic &gt; Gore</title>
		<link>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/11/endovascular-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-repair-under-severe-regulatory-body-scrutiny-cost-effectiveness-as-a-function-of-cost-and-clinical-benefit-national-institute-of-clinical-excellence-nice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ideasforsurgery.com/2008/07/11/endovascular-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-repair-under-severe-regulatory-body-scrutiny-cost-effectiveness-as-a-function-of-cost-and-clinical-benefit-national-institute-of-clinical-excellence-nice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular aneurysm repair EVAR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Connecting AAA graft to aortic neck]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Men in England are to be offered AAA screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent-graft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular Therapy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent Graft Fixation Device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular resection]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms EVAR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Complication of stent-graft repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Paraplegia secondary to spinal cord ischaemia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aorfix Dacron stent-graft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical revision]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[GORE EXCLUDER AAA Endoprosthesis]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent graft migration following endovascular aneurysm r]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Type I endoleaks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular techniques prone to similar complications]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aneurysm rupture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular and coronary products]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Regulatory body scrutiny]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cost effectiveness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Core laboratory]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cost effectiveness as a function of cost and clinical b]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[National Institute of Clinical Excellence NICE]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Gore]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Roger Greenhalgh]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Multi-center experience]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Unfit for open repair and not high risk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Quo Vadis EVAR]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal aortic aneurysms have no symptoms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent-grafting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular Aneurysm Repair EVAR Trials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open Versus Endovascular Repair OVER trial]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dutch Randomized Endovascular Aneurysm Management DREAM]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Life Line Screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Medtronic]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Elective surgical treatment of AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surgical aneurysm repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Open aneurysm repair]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endoaneurysmorrhaphy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Totally laparoscopic AAA replacement]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Need for reintervention]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular stenting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Larger aneurysms can leak or rupture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Watchful waiting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Treatment of aneurysms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endovascular stent graft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Abdominal aortic aneurysm AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ultrasound screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Silent killer]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Risk of developing AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Albert Einstein]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sudden severe back or abdominal pain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Long-term graft performance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AAA stent-graft device]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent graft fixation product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent Stapler]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stapling may replace stitching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fixation of stent grafts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent grafts have a tendency to migrate]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Benefit from screening]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keep the graft in place]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Endoleaks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scanning and visualizing the aorta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Screen the aorta]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Stent-graft technology under serious scrutiny]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Subsidiary of a major stent-graft company]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Warning letter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Simple $50 ultrasound scan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ascending aortic aneurysm]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Welcome to Medicare physical]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Free screening for AAA]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm]]></category>

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