When many elective operations were postponed during the surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, surgeons at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in New York City, stepped up to fill in for infected emergency room personnel and perform other tasks to keep the hospital going.
The past couple of years have seen the arrival of newly-endorsed procedures as well as FDA-approved bariatric procedure–related devices.
Dr. Archana Ramaswamy, current president of the American Hernia Society, gives an update on the society’s most important efforts during her tenure.
“It can’t happen to us” just happened. What do you do when your hospital faces sudden closure because it has defaulted on its loan from…
Surgeons seeking to assess patients’ fitness for surgery may find the relevant information during a preoperative consultation in the form of a wearable device.
When SAGES kicks off its 2024 annual meeting in April, the opening will herald four days of programing that promise to keep general surgeons busy…
In this episode, Dr. Patricia Sylla, president of SAGES, discusses the society’s initiatives with sustainability and previews a few other important topics of their upcoming…
AUSTIN, Texas—Patients who undergo nonelective ventral hernia repair tend to have higher recurrence rates, more readmissions and more complications.
In this episode, Dr. Patricia Sylla, president of SAGES, discusses the society’s initiatives with sustainability and previews a few other important topics of their upcoming…
In this episode, Dr. Patricia Sylla, president of SAGES, discusses the society’s initiatives with sustainability and previews a few other important topics of their upcoming…
Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy may greatly aid patients with persistent gastroparesis, according to two new studies.
