Sentences with phrase «preventive surgery»

Now you can not say that nobody ever told you that and I am just lucky that I am still alive but I had that brain annuerism just 2 days before I was scheduled for preventive surgery for my brain annuerism.

Median age at menopause was 44 years in BRCA1 and 46 years in BRCA2 mutation carriers, reflecting in part the use of preventive surgeries.

Some people, including women who test positive for a BRCA gene mutation, may be offered treatment options, such as preventive surgery, to reduce cancer risk.

Companion Animal Clinic provides preventive surgery such as routine spay and neuter, as well as a full range of surgical procedures to address most issues that may affect your pet.

«In the future, an increased aortic stiffness could, just as a measurement of the aorta's size, be used as an indication of when preventive surgery is needed,» explains Matias Hannuksela.

Ask your veterinarian for details and advice if you would like to discuss preventive surgery for bloat.

In addition to my expertise in surgical management of advanced ovarian and endometrial cancers, I also have special training in minimally invasive surgery — laparoscopy and robotic surgery — and preventive surgery for selected patients.

Another kind of preventive surgery, although still being studied if it is effective or not, is pubic symphysiodesis.

The findings of a large international prospective study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest for the first time that women with BRCA1 mutations should have preventive ovarian surgery (prophylactic oophorectomy) by age 35, as waiting until a later age appears to increase the risk of ovarian cancer before or at the time of the preventive surgery.

However, neither the optimum age for having this preventive surgery nor the effect of the surgery on the overall risk of death had been adequately studied.

One year and a handful of consultations later, I decided to move forward with the preventive surgery.

In breeds with a high risk of bloat, such as Great Danes, German Shepherd Dogs, and Akitas (as well as other deep chested dogs), a preventive surgery called a prophylactic gastropexy can often be performed when the dog is being spayed or neutered.