A new study by a team of 12 thoracic surgeons at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), published recently in the ...

As a surgical strategy for the management of glioblastoma, lobectomy improves overall survival and PFS by approximately 1 year, demonstrating its promise.

What Is a Tummy Tuck Procedure? A tummy tuck is surgery that removes excess fat and skin from the abdomen, or belly area. During the procedure, which doctors call abdominoplasty, the surgeon will ...

Open heart surgery is a medical procedure where a heart surgeon cuts your chest open to easily access the heart and fix any problems with it. About 2 million people undergo open heart surgery ...

Also known as lens replacement surgery, cataract surgery is a routine treatment for cataract, or the clouding of the eye’s lens. In the procedure, a surgeon makes a small incision in the cornea of the ...

Colostomy surgery is a surgical procedure to remove part of the colon and create an opening to allow stool to pass out of the body. The stool is collected in a colostomy bag, which is worn on the ...

This systematic review aimed to delineate the definitions of DTC recurrence, categorized by total thyroidectomy with RAI, total thyroidectomy without RAI, and lobectomy. The researchers conducted ...

aInstitute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland bCollege of Medical and Dental Sciences, University ...

Breast reduction surgery, also called reduction mammoplasty or breast reduction and lift, is a plastic surgical procedure that can reduce the size of the breasts and change their shape. Michele ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Wedge resection surgery is a procedure to remove a triangular-shaped section of your lung. Your provider may recommend this surgery to treat non-small cell lung ...