Angioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open blocked blood vessels that travel to the heart. Also called a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or percutaneous ...

While there's no known cure for endometriosis, treatments such as surgery can help shrink tissue growth and ease your pain. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) You have long-term or serious pelvic ...

Despite being potentially lifesaving, bowel obstruction surgery is associated with a high rate of death during surgery or shortly after the procedure. If left untreated, bowel obstruction can be ...

Surgery will involve folding back the gums under local anaesthetic, cleaning out the bacteria and changing the shape of the gum pockets. Occasionally, in specific situations, bone defects can be ...

Preparing for your gender affirmation surgery can be daunting. To help provide some guidance for those considering gender affirmation procedures, our team from the Johns Hopkins Center for Transgender ...

Methods: We used a fascial flap for ulnar reconstruction of a defect in the radial skin, eight patients (average: 12 years, range: 5–33 years) who underwent reconstructive surgery at our department ...

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a ... Eduardo Montero, an expert in dental surgery at the University of Madrid in Spain. "Raising awareness among the public, health ...

We create and deliver top quality education to inspire and unite the next generation of healthcare and health science leaders. The Division of Surgery aims to improve outcomes for patients undergoing ...

TRAM (transverse rectus abdominous muscle) flap. This is the most common method. An area of fat, skin, and muscle is removed from the belly (abdomen) and moved to the chest. The surgery gives you a ...