Two-thirds of brain metastases give off fluorescence following administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), which could potentially assist surgeons in identifying such tumours.
Doctors at Aster Medcity gave a new lease of life to a 56-year-old woman patient by successfully removing blocks in her carotid artery, after completely the stopping blood supply to the brain.
Binita Ashar, MD, of the FDA’s Centre for Devices and Radiological Health issued a statement on known risk of lymphoma from breast implants.
Compartment resection in oral cancers, which involves the removal of a whole compartment of the oral cavity to prevent the cancer from recurring, continues to divide the surgeon community, going by discussions this year’s at Cancon, held in Bengaluru on 23-24 June.
Abbott said its TriClip Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair System has received CE mark as a non-surgical treatment for people with tricuspid regurgitation (TR).
LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) performed its 100th corneal transplant in a rural eye care centre at Mudhole secondary eye centre.
