Sentences with phrase «to repeat surgeries»

One problem with traditional hip implants is that over time they can loosen or cause bone damage by wear and tear, causing pain and requiring repeat surgeries.

However, differences in complications and the long term need for repeat surgery mean that women will need to balance a number of different factors when choosing an operation.

But this is the first study to show that it can help prevent repeat surgery in women who have undergone hip / knee replacement, say the authors.

Ear - tipping also ensures that a cat will not undergo unnecessary repeat surgery should it change its habitat.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) taken regularly for six months after a knee or hip replacement seems to cut the risk of repeat surgery by around 40 %, indicates a large population based study published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Past Clinical Research Forum award - winning studies have made a profound impact nationally and internationally, including: a dramatic change in the US guideline on the management of high blood pressure that could result in saving 30,000 lives each year; a breakthrough in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer; and, a shift in best practices for breast cancer surgeries that could reduce repeat surgeries by 50 percent.

Many patients who were treated with the transvaginal mesh patch have been forced to undergo repeat surgeries in order to remove the surgical mesh or to correct problems with the device.

«Currently, approximately 1 in 5 women who undergo breast - conserving surgery, also known as lumpectomy, require repeat surgery due to inadequate excision of the tumor during the initial surgical procedure,» explains Arnie D. Purushotham, MD, professor at King's College London, UK.

More than 80 percent of women with advanced stage high - grade serous ovarian cancer experience relapses even after repeated surgeries and multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and this effective new approach to treat the disease could be a major step forward in preventing cancer from returning.

I understand that dogs who undergo surgery for bladder stones require repeated surgeries so I just give her Pedialyte.

An abscessed hygroma may require several repeated surgeries, hydrotherapy, long - term antibiotic therapy, and numerous bandage changes before completely healing.

«Patients and caregivers should weigh the expected benefits with the potential risks of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, including prolonged recovery time, increased risk of operative complications, cost, the possible need for repeat surgery, and effects on self - image.»

This memoir about growing up with a disfigured face, the result of repeated surgeries for cancer of the jaw, is an intimate and lyrical account of what it is to be bullied.

Many women who underwent surgery to correct pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were forced to undergo repeat surgeries in order to correct problems with transvaginal mesh.

In some cases, patients who have experienced problems with the transvaginal mesh patch have been forced to undergo repeat surgeries to remove or repair problems with the patch.

In addition to painful side effects, some patients required repeat surgeries in order to correct complications with their transvaginal mesh.

I'm going to go ahead and start saving up for a repeat surgery just in case lol.

For patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement, smoking is associated with an increased risk of infectious (septic) complications requiring repeat surgery, reports a study in the February 15 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.

However, repeated surgeries to replace pacemaker batteries have exposed elderly patients to health risks such as infections or severe bleeding during operations.

Those with permanent impairment — usually caused by repeated surgeries or radiation to remove cancerous and noncancerous growths — have scarring and stiffening of the vocal cord mucosa that can lead to a complete loss of the voice.

The TBP studies reported low rates of repeat surgery, compared to industry standards and accepted research values.

Those who had taken HRT regularly for six months or more after their surgery were 38 % less likely to require repeat surgery than were those who had not done so.

Compared to mastectomy only, women undergoing breast reconstruction had more complications, including increased hospital days and repeat surgeries.

The bioinspired glue, described in Science Translational Medicine, could replace damaging staples, weak or toxic glues and reduce the need for repeated surgeries, said study coauthor Jeffrey Karp, a bioengineer at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

In less severe forms, patients require physical therapy, frequent hospitalization and repeated surgery.

Their goal is to markedly reduce the chance that cancer cells are present at the edge of the lumpectomy specimen, thereby avoiding the expense and discomfort of repeat surgery to ensure that the tumor has been completely removed.

We have awful trouble first of all we have really bad skin conditions we have now gone to a grain free diet (which seems to be helping) we also are having so much trouble with cherry eyes (yes eyes in both eyes) we have had surgery which was unsuccessful and the vet didn't know why and we repeated the surgery and we were so happy seemed to have worked and then we are a month since surgery and it looks like it is starting to petrude out again.

Unlike people, the lifespan of our pets is such that a one - time prosthesis should do, and repeat surgery to replace worn implants is not typical.

If this happens, repeat surgery may be indicated; some owner prefer to continue with medical management e.g. with frusemide, NSAIDs, gabapentin or corticosteroids.

But after Tank grew from a little puppy into his much bigger self, gaining 80 lbs., he had the same issues, so we had a repeat surgery.

The gum tissue will again begin to increase over time in predisposed dogs and repeated surgeries are often required.

Any attempts to repeat surgeries may cause severe fibrosis and then seizure of the urinary tract.

Regrowth of hairs may occur, requiring the need for repeated surgery.

The medical costs from months of hospitalization, repeated surgeries, and rehabilitation can be overwhelming for any family.

A severely burned child may require repeated surgeries to accommodate growth, in addition to various cosmetic surgeries.

Many people are forced to miss work while treating their injuries, and repeat surgeries and ongoing physical therapy can result in large medical bills.

In some cases, women have been forced to undergo repeat surgery to remove the product or to readdress their original medical condition.