Infections at the incision site are common after breast surgical procedures, especially after cancer-related breast surgery, and these infections result in more than $4,000 extra hospital-related costs per patient, according to research reported in the January Archives of Surgery. Reuters Health Information
Women who undergo successful surgical repair of obstetric fistula experience marked improvement in mental health, according to findings published in the November issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
Women who carry BRCA gene mutations are highly predisposed to breast cancer, but prophylactic mastectomy can reduce the risk to less than 1%, which frees these women from continued intensive surveillance, say researchers. Medscape Medical News
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
