Topic of the Month May: Surgery

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Fortunate is he, who has not lived in ancient times and had to undergo an operation. Because neither was surgery an academic subject, nor were there any special tools for it. Not to mention narcosis or disinfections.

The Topic of the Month May at MEDICA.de deals with current devices, that are of use for surgeons and patients nowadays.

Medical lasers are like science fiction heat rays that can vaporize tumours. The problem has been getting the lasers to where they are needed inside the body while protecting healthy tissue. - Tumours: Shooting Lasers through Fibres

The first human recipients of laboratory-grown organs were currently reported. There seems to be a long-term success in children and teenagers who received bladders grown from their own cells. - Transplantation: Laboratory-Grown Organs a Success

Three-dimensional ultrasound probes could give surgeons a better view during human endoscopic surgeries in which operations are performed through tiny "keyhole" incisions. - Keyhole Surgery: Ultrasound Probes Give Better View

Patients with diabetes who have good control of blood glucose levels before having surgery may be less likely to have infections after their procedures, according to a study. - Diabetics: Glycemic Control before Surgery Important

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