Blog Topic: Surgery

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  New Penn Aorta Center to Lead Way in Transforming Care

  October 15, 2021

  Building off a program known globally for its expertise in diseases of the aorta and aortic valve, the Penn Aorta Center will lead the way in reconceiving care.

  Surgery Heart and Vascular
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  A Consideration of Nephrectomy and Mortality

  October 05, 2021

  A review of recent journal publications by clinical researchers at Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery includes an investigation of nephrectomy after high-grade renal trauma

  Trauma Surgery
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  Impact of COVID-19 on Inpatient Clinical Emergencies and Summer 2021 Digest

  July 26, 2021

  A review of recent journal publications by clinical researchers at Penn Traumatology, Surgical Critical Care and Emergency Surgery includes a look at the rapid response team (RRT) activation at Penn Medicine during the early months of the pandemic, and a case study for using prolonged mechanical rib separation to prevent of thoracic compartment syndrome.

  Trauma Surgery
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  Separating Kidney Donation from Time: Advanced Kidney Paired Donation in the Age of Vouchers

  November 20, 2020

  The Penn Transplant Institute has introduced advanced kidney paired donation to increase options for kidney transplantation

  Transplant Transplant Surgery
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  Chronic Ankle Instability: What to Do When A Sprained Ankle Won’t Heal

  November 10, 2020

  Penn Medicine’s Daniel C. Farber, MD, reviews six profiles of patients initially treated for ankle sprains, sprained ankle recovery, and explains when primary care physicians should to refer to an orthopaedic surgeon.

  Orthopaedics Surgery
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  The Invisible Made Visible—TumorGlow® Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

  August 01, 2020

  TumorGlow uses fluorescent indocyanine green dye (ICG) to reveal tumors and malignant tissue under infrared light.

  Precision Medicine Surgery Neurosurgery
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  Penn Neurosurgery and Penn Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Welcome New Leadership

  July 25, 2020

  Daniel Yoshor, MD, is the new Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Darren B. Schneider, MD, is the new Chief of Penn Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, at Penn Medicine.

  Neurosurgery Heart and Vascular Surgery
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  In-Office Updates from the Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program: What Community Physicians Need to Know

  March 02, 2020

  Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, RD, Reviews the Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program's In-Office Bariatrics Update Series for Community Practices

  Primary Care Surgery
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  Per Oral Endoscopic Surgery at Penn GI

  February 19, 2020

  Gregory Ginsberg, MD, of Penn GI is performing Per-Oral Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia

  Surgery Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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  The Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) Trial

  February 17, 2020

  Penn Medicine is advancing the field through an investigational clinical study, the Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) trial.

  Transplant Women's Health Surgery