A large matched Chinese cohort study found that shaving only a strip of hair along the incision line, rather than the full ...

A systematic review of 127 studies finds deep learning tools for cerebrovascular planning advancing rapidly, while small ...

Brain aneurysm surgery may leave a scar on the scalp where the surgeon makes an incision. The scar will heal and diminish over time. The type of scar people have after brain aneurysm surgery may vary ...

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) plus routine care was linked to a 19% improvement in treatment effectiveness and significantly improved neurologic recovery, activities of daily living (ADL), and ...

The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today ...

There is substantial international variation in mortality rates after treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm, or enlargement of the aorta. A BJS (British Journal of Surgery) study that compared ...

Patients who have undergone surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm related to having a bicuspid aortic valve have a low risk of future aneurysm events even if participating in endurance exercise, a new ...

Three years ago, Dr. Meghana Helder lost a patient hours after performing a risky heart surgery. The procedure, to repair a torn aorta resulting from an aneurysm, had a nearly 20% death rate. There ...

Researchers are encouraged by study results that they hope can reduce the risks associated with brain surgery for aneurysm where the patient is awake. In a first time study published in the August ...