Sentences with phrase «less invasive procedure»

The less invasive the procedure, the less traumatic it is to the dog's body, and the quicker the recovery time.

Recent advancements in implant (locking plates and screws) technology now allow similar results with only two cuts made in the bone (DPO), thus a less invasive procedure.

This is a much less invasive procedure than a surgical extraction.

Neutering is a less invasive procedure as the abdominal cavity is not entered.

Certainly that is not the case with all Wolfhounds... but I would recommend looking at an MRI as a less invasive procedure that may give better information for us to rule out other disease processes in suspect FCE cases.

There could be another less invasive procedure, or another route you haven't yet tried.

SmartLipo is a less invasive procedure than the traditional liposuction and the recovery time is shorter.

This research will enable smaller implantable pacemakers in the future, which would result in less invasive procedures to implant them and the devices would need to be replaced less frequently, firmly establishing MCCI as a center of excellence for bio-medical microelectronics research.»

With surgery or less invasive procedures, doctors can now correct defects that would have killed many of these children 30 years ago.

For example, the funds raised for medical technologies such as surgical robotics enables doctors to make a better diagnosis and perform more precise, less invasive procedures that can significantly improve patient outcomes.

Depending on the patient and the location and size of the stone, there are some other less invasive procedures that might be appropriate.

With more than 60 years of combined experience, our internists constantly seek out and utilize more effective and less invasive procedures to diagnose and treat the disease (s) that affect your pet.

Not exact matches

«Liquid biopsies are far less invasive than traditional biopsies, a development that not only benefits our patients through a simplified diagnostic procedure but also by significantly enhanced analysis of samples taken,» said Dr. Stanley Hamilton, professor of Pathology and division head of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at MD Anderson, in a statement.

Although more study is needed to evaluate the surgery's outcomes compared with more standard procedures, the benefits — such as less pain and a quicker recovery time — are often seen with minimally invasive procedures compared to more invasive surgeries, said Dr. Brandon Isaacson, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery who performed the surgeries.

Their tiny size means that they are less disruptive than other wires would be but you would still need to undergo an invasive procedure to implant them.

Today, because of the lack of less - invasive diagnostic methods, more than half of these procedures turn out to have been unnecessary.

«We know surgery is good, but it is still a major procedure and for many patients, a less - invasive approach may be the preferred alternative.

Transcatheter aortic valve - in - valve implantation is a less invasive approach, however a comprehensive evaluation of survival after the procedure has not previously been performed, according to background information in the article.

African American women with early stage, invasive breast cancer were 12 percent less likely than Caucasian women with the same diagnosis to receive a minimally invasive technique, axillary sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, even as the procedure had become the standard of surgical practice, according to research from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The researchers concluded that these increases were likely due to the availability of less - invasive surgical procedures and more advanced techniques for delivering RT, such as stereotactic body RT (SBRT).

One 2013 paper found that, more than 7 years after the procedures, open - heart surgery patients scored slightly higher on cognitive tests than did people who underwent less invasive angioplasty, which requires only a local anesthetic.

This procedure may offer patients at increased risk of colorectal cancer an alternative to colonoscopy that is less - invasive, better - tolerated, and with good diagnostic accuracy.

I have particular experience and expertise in surgery for esophageal cancer (we often use a less invasive transhiatal approach), Whipple procedures and other surgeries for pancreas cancer, and rectal cancer.

This even less invasive, more forgiving new procedure treats and shrinks fibroids.

New technology has brought a wealth of minimally invasive procedures to fight the signs of aging, as well as new, less irritating topical treatments.

It is cost cost effective compared to other procedures, downtime is minimal, and any health risk is much less than that of other more invasive treatments.

Ironically, the more expensive or invasive a procedure is, the less effective it seems to be.

Minimally invasive procedures at UC Davis are dramatically changing the face of veterinary surgery with equipment and technology allowing for new procedures to be performed that were not available less than a generation ago.

Laparoscopic surgery techniques can also make the procedure much less invasive and reduce recovery time.

Laser procedures allow us to reduce the bleeding and swelling of surgery, making it both safer and less invasive.

This procedure is less invasive and less destabilizing to the vertebrae than is hemilaminectomy.

The procedure is less invasive with less soft tissue damage and the bone is cut in an area that does not have direct weight bearing.

TTA is a more recent procedure that has proved to be less traumatic and less invasive than some of the older methods but provides excellent success.

A less invasive alternative to a biopsy is fine - needle aspiration (FNA) of the affected area; in this procedure, which does not require general anesthesia, as the biopsy, a small hypodermic needle is inserted into the lesion, and a drop of tissue is microscopically evaluated by a Clinical Pathologist.

We have been performing this procedure for over a year due to lower cost, less invasive tissue trauma, shorter surgery time, and good clinical outcomes.

For those owners that don't feel like spending close to $ 5,000 on a TPLO procedure, the much less expensive MMP procedure (more than 30,000 procedures have been performed in Europe with much success) provides almost the same level of function post-operatively, is less invasive and has a shorter recover time.

The other bone - cutting procedure, the MMP, also has similar results to the TPLO and TTA procedures, is less invasive but is not as widely available in America but has been widely used across Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

Focusing solely on soft - tissue and oncologic surgery, Dr. Padgett is able to offer elite knowledge of and surgical treatment for respiratory conditions (laryngeal paralysis, tracheal collapse, chylothorax) endocrine conditions (thyroid disorders, adrenal glands, pancreatic abnormalities), portosystemic shunts and many neoplastic conditions.Minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy and thoracoscopy) allow us to perform many advance procedures in the abdomen or thorax with less potential discomfort and much shorter recovery times.

It can be performed without specialized equipment and is far less invasive than the newer procedures described below.

Less obvious is the potential harm of false positive results and subsequent costly or invasive procedures.

Sedation can be used for minor procedures that are less invasive to your dog like x-rays, ultra-sounds, and minor wounds.

The OHS encourages the selection of less invasive forms of identification as well as performing surgical procedures under the guidance of a veterinarian using anaesthetics where appropriate.

The OHS encourages the selection of less invasive forms of identification, and performing surgical procedures under the guidance of a veterinarian using anesthetics where appropriate which can minimize pain and suffering to animals and can lead to greater production gains.

Experts credit affordability and availability for this increased popularity, but consumers also appreciate that these procedures are less invasive, generally only requiring an outpatient office appointment and a limited amount of recovery time.

This technology allows our surgeons to perform complex, delicate procedures with smaller incisions and less blood loss than traditional surgery and other minimally invasive methods.