Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday praised the state government’s determination to complete the vital Polavaram irrigation project, announcing the successful ...

Is the equipment designed to protect healthcare workers in cath labs doing more harm than good? For years, concerns about clinicians working in fluoroscopy labs have centered on the long-term dangers ...

Abstract: Respiratory signals are required for image gating and motion compensation in minimally invasive interventions. In X-ray fluoroscopy, extraction of a respiratory signal can be challenging due ...

Fluoroscopy-free RIRS is successful in some cases, but fluoroscopy should remain available for unexpected intraoperative challenges. In a randomized controlled trial, a fluoroscopy-free technique for ...

PRIMARY neoplasms of the large or small intestine are extremely rare in childhood as compared with those in adult life. Except for true adenomatous polyps, most intestinal tumors encountered in early ...

Thoma, 37 in 1882, was the first to suggest that most cases of eventration were congenital in origin. In 1916 Bayne-Jones 11 offered considerable evidence in support of this thesis. The principal ...

Endometriosis is a painful and sometimes lifelong condition where tissue similar to the tissue that lines your uterus is found outside of the uterus. Pain symptoms may happen around your menstrual ...

Women have been using the diaphragm for birth control in one form or another for hundreds of years. It’s a small, flexible cup made of silicone or latex that goes inside the vagina to block sperm from ...

When designing a building for lateral loads such as those generated by wind or earthquakes, engineers have several options. Lateral loads may be transferred to the foundation via braced frames or ...

Right phrenic nerve palsy is the most frequent complication of cryoballoon procedures. The SMARTFREEZE™ console (Boston Scientific, St. Paul, MN, USA) has integrated a new tool for diaphragm ...

Diaphragm spasms feel like twitches in the area between the chest and the abdomen. They can occur with or without pain. Possible causes include an injury, nerve irritation, or a rare condition known ...