Blood flow through a leg affected by peripheral artery disease can be enhanced with intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC). The technique improves wound healing and may save the limb from amputation, Mayo Clinic investigators report in the March issue of the Journal of Vascular Surgery. Reuters Health Information
Delivering the chemotherapy directly into the eye through the ophthalmic artery can prevent enucleation and in some cases can save or improve vision. Medscape Medical News
Radiofrequency ablation of small tumors in the lung offers patients who are ineligible for surgery a chance for a curative treatment. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that a long cervix in midpregnancy may predict the need for a cesarean delivery during labor at term in primiparous women. Medscape Medical News
Dr. Tomoaki Kato had to remove a lot more than a cancerous tumor during an unprecedented operation on a 63-year-old Florida woman earlier this month. Reuters Health Information
The likelihood that a woman with early breast cancer will undergo sentinel lymph node biopsy -- as opposed to the more invasive axillary lymph node dissection -- depends in part on sociodemographic characteristics and insurance status, as well as clinical factors, according to a new study. Reuters Health Information
Added patient survival benefits may now justify the choice of nephron-sparing surgery over radical nephrectomy for organ-confined renal tumors regardless of size. Medscape Medical News
Non-small-cell lung cancer is a significant cause of mortality that often responds poorly to surgery alone. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy offers some significant potential advantages for patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer, and the current review explores the scientific literature about this treatment. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Two prospective randomized studies with contrasting findings have questioned the true efficacy of the alpha-blocker tamsulosin for expulsion of distal ureteral stones. Medscape Medical News
