Eye motility was normal, and Bell's sign was positive. The ocular surface was normal. The patient underwent levator resection surgery, which was described as maximal. Post-operatively, she had good ...

A retrospective study of patients with distal rectal cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has found a higher rate of local recurrence after intersphincteric resection with ...

Some will need more than one surgery. Resection surgery removes the parts of your intestine that Crohn's disease has damaged. It's not a cure, but it can treat complications and help you feel better.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Proper patient selection is key for success during Müller’s muscle-conjunctival resection ... surgery, Harrison explained, is that it is not quite as adaptable as levator ...

A modified levator resection technique effectively corrected moderate congenital blepharoptosis, reported researchers of a study published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Noting several continuing ...

In a resection procedure, the eye muscle has a section ... In some cases, it can cause amblyopia, since one eye can see better than the other. Ptosis surgery involves tightening the levator muscle, ...

A first rib resection is a surgery to remove your first rib. Thoracic surgeons offer this surgery to treat thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet syndrome is compression of the nerves or blood ...

A new report consolidates existing research on hilar cholangiocarcinoma resection, but finds more work is needed to better evaluate the efficacy of robotic surgery in these patients. Robotic ...

The statistically significant difference of lower circumferential margin (CRM) positivity in favour of the robotic group (4·0% vs 7·2%), was no longer apparent in subgroup analyses broken down by type ...

Learn about a novel procedure using a template prosthesis to facilitate intraoperative adjustment during external levator resection ptosis repair. Changyow Kwan, MD, and colleagues from the Division ...