The FDA-approved Ellipsys® Vascular Access System from Avenu Medical, Inc., became a key focus of attention throughout last week's Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA) 15 th Anniversary Meeting, ...

Newswise — Researchers studying the use of a ‘regional’ rather than a local anesthetic technique at the time of surgery found the regional anesthetic technique increased the success of the surgery ...

Repeated dialysis needling can cause painful aneurysmal fistulas that must be removed. A new, minimally invasive approach will decrease morbidity amonghemodialysis patients and help improve their ...

When Dr Hillary Mabeya visited a condemned home in Eldoret, Kenya in 2009 and said, “This kitchen is going to be an operating room,” he raised more than a few eyebrows. Yet last month, Mabeya ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The FDA-approved Ellipsys® Vascular Access System from Avenu Medical, Inc., became a key focus of attention throughout last week’s Controversies in Dialysis Access (CiDA) ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Chief of Surgery at the Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center, Dr. Mark Randel, recently performed a new revolutionary vascular procedure for patients requiring ...

I underwent radical surgery for a simple anal fistula using the Seton method. My hospital stay was 7 days.When I was searching for information, what I wanted to read most was personal experience ...

Fistula Foundation is focused on connecting women with life-changing surgical treatment for obstetric fistula and severe ...

A 70-year-old man who was visiting Boston came to the emergency room in January 1998 with pain in his left shoulder that radiated to his neck. The hematocrit was 16 percent. His medical history ...

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...