May 23, 2012
Total shoulder replacement is a surgery typically conducted to alleviate symptoms of arthritis such as chronic pain, limited range-of-motion, and impaired daily functioning.
May 3, 2012
Penn State Health/Penn State College of Medicine have established and grown the area’s first IBD-dedicated BioBank.
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease , surgery is often necessary to manage symptoms and address disease-related complications. Such surgery is particularly common for patients with stricturing or fistulizing Crohn’s disease, patients with ulcerative colitis whose disease is not adequately managed with medication, and those with precancerous lesions. Surgical interventions vary according to the disease.
May 2, 2012
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with a significantly higher risk of colorectal cancer than the general population. To improve early colorectal cancer detection, patients with a ten-year history of extensive colonic IBD are recommended to undergo colonoscopy surveillance at least every two years.
Jan 13, 2012
Severe necrotizing pancreatitis represents an enormous clinical problem due to its prevalence, economic costs and high levels of morbidity and mortality. After an initial period characterized by systemic inflammatory response, the leading cause of mortality stems from infection of the pancreatic necrosis which develops in 40-70 percent of patients. Without intervention, the mortality rate of this group is exceedingly high, but can be significantly reduced using various methods of surgical pancreatic necrosectomy.
Nov 11, 2011
When a young, active adult presents with chronic groin or hip pain, in the absence of frank intra-articular hip joint damage or other identifiable cause, conventional approaches to treatment focus on conservative management (physical therapy, massage, changes to their daily routine, or anti-inflammatory medication). In recent years, however, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) has been gaining acceptance as a treatable source of the pain.
