Losing Too Much Weight Before Weight Loss Surgery May Backfire
A major study of over 1.3 million patients found something surprising: people who lost more than 10% of their body weight before bariatric surgery (weight loss …
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New Way to Fix Fluid Leaks After Neck Cancer Surgery
A 63-year-old man developed a serious leak of a special body fluid called chyle after surgery to remove cancer from his neck. Even after trying diet changes …
Read MoreHow Crohn's Surgery May Affect a Woman's Ability to Get Pregnant
A new case study describes a 33-year-old woman with Crohn's disease who had major bowel surgery at age 28 and then struggled to become pregnant through …
Read MoreUnderstanding Vitamin D and Parathyroid Surgery Complications
This research note corrects important information about a case where a patient had complications after parathyroid surgery. The original study looked at how …
Read MoreNew Surgery Method Doesn't Reduce Urinary Tract Blockages
Researchers tested a new way to create a urinary pouch (called a conduit) during bladder removal surgery. They compared a newer retrosigmoid method to the …
Read MoreEating Better Before Surgery Helps Pancreas Patients
Researchers studied 133 patients preparing for major pancreas surgery to see if eating extra nutrition before the operation would help them recover better. …
Read MoreWhy One Man's Gums Wouldn't Heal After Dental Implant Surgery
A 40-year-old man had trouble healing after getting a dental implant, even though he had quit smoking and seemed healthy. Doctors discovered he had a severe …
Read MoreCan Special Nutrition Before Surgery Help Cancer Patients Heal Better?
Doctors know that patients who are malnourished before colorectal cancer surgery have more problems after the operation. Some hospitals give patients special …
Read MoreBetter Recovery After Pancreas Surgery With Special Care and Nutrition
Researchers studied 120 patients who had major pancreas surgery to see if a special care plan combined with nutrient-rich food could help them recover better. …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect Healing After Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Researchers looked at 147 patients who had breast reconstruction surgery using their own body tissue to see if vitamin D levels before surgery affected their …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Before Thyroid Surgery Prevent Low Calcium?
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to see if taking vitamin D before thyroid removal surgery helps prevent low calcium levels afterward. Low …
Read MoreWeight Loss Drug May Help Spine Surgery Patients Recover Better
Researchers looked at patients taking GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic or Wegovy, used for weight loss and diabetes) before having lumbar fusion spine surgery. They …
Read MoreVitamin D and Spine Surgery: What Really Matters for Recovery
Researchers looked at thousands of patients who had surgery to fix curved spines to understand whether low vitamin D levels caused problems after surgery. They …
Read MoreVitamin B-12 May Help Hearts After Heart-Lung Machine Surgery
When doctors use a heart-lung machine during heart surgery, sometimes patients' blood vessels stop working properly afterward, causing dangerous low blood …
Read MoreSmall Surgery for Rectal Cancer: What Happens After Treatment
Researchers studied 53 patients who had a special type of surgery to remove rectal cancer after receiving radiation and chemotherapy first. The surgery …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels Help Prevent Low Calcium After Thyroid Surgery
Researchers combined results from eight studies involving over 4,000 patients to understand how vitamin D affects calcium levels after parathyroid surgery. …
Read MoreSpecial Nutrients Before Surgery May Reduce Infection Risk
Researchers looked at 10 studies involving colorectal cancer surgery patients to see if special nutrient formulas given before or around surgery time could …
Read MoreNew Way to Fix Stomach Surgery Leaks Works Better Than Old Methods
When doctors remove a stomach to treat cancer, sometimes the connection they create leaks fluid. Researchers looked at 162 patients from 9 hospitals in Korea …
Read MoreCan Better Nutrition Help Prevent Surgery Complications?
Researchers looked at whether giving patients special nutrition before and after bowel surgery could prevent a serious complication called anastomotic leak, …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Prevent Heart Rhythm Problems After Heart Surgery
Researchers looked at four studies involving 694 people who had heart bypass surgery to see if taking vitamin D could prevent a common heart rhythm problem …
Read MoreWeight Loss Surgery May Rarely Cause Nerve Problems Called GBS
Researchers looked at cases where people developed Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) after weight loss surgery. GBS is a rare condition where the body's immune …
Read MoreLow Folate Levels May Double Risk of Problems After Shoulder Surgery
Researchers found that people with low folate levels (a B vitamin) had twice as many complications after total shoulder replacement surgery compared to those …
Read MoreWhat Makes Surgery Patients Stay in the Hospital Longer?
Researchers in Ethiopia studied 394 surgery patients to find out what makes some people stay in the hospital longer after their operations. They found that …
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