Monthly Archives: January 2010

Medical management of prostate cancer

January 29th, 2010 - 2:07 pm

Dr. Manish Kohli discusses new developments in the medical management of prostate cancer. A review article appears in the January 2010 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings ABSTRACT Prostate cancer is a substantial public health burden and a leading cause of cancer—related morbidity … Continue reading →

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Positron emission tomography– computed tomography in paraneoplastic neurologic disorders

January 20th, 2010 - 4:09 pm

Dr. Andrew McKeon discusses a new Mayo Clinic study on Paraneoplastic Neurologic Disorders with a MedPage Today reporter. The study appears online in early release for the Archives of Neurology. MedPage Today video ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the cancer detection … Continue reading →

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Advantages and outcomes for holmium laser enucleation of the prostate performed for benign prostatic hyperplasia

January 12th, 2010 - 2:33 pm

Amy E. Krambeck, M.D., with the Department of Urology discusses the advantages and outcomes for holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP) performed for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). HoLEP was first performed in the United States in 1998; however, has … Continue reading →

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Laparoscopically assisted primary ileocolic resection for Crohn’s disease

January 7th, 2010 - 2:25 pm

 Dr. Eric Dozois discusses the surgical management of Crohn’s disease and a minimally invasive surgical procedure for Crohn’s disease. A recent publication from the journal Surgical Endoscopy Safety, feasibility, and short-term outcomes of laparoscopically assisted primary ileocolic resection for Crohn’s … Continue reading →

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Robotic hysterectomy

January 6th, 2010 - 9:55 am

Dr. Bobbie Gostout provides a step by step commentary of a robotic hysterectomy. The procedure shown is a risk reducing hysterectomy and bilateral sub-oophorectomy for a woman with a BRCA mutation. Division of Gynecology

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