Bypass surgery is a type of open-heart surgery. Surgeons may use several different types of bypass surgeries to repair or replace the heart. Open-heart surgery is an operation where surgeons repair or ...

Open-heart surgery can lead to long-term side effects such as postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), which can affect people months after surgery, but usually improves within a year. Some people ...

Although routine pathology review of tissue specimens after splenectomy is clinically beneficial for patients with splenomegaly, abnormal imaging results, a previous diagnosis of cancer, or a grossly ...

Since its inception in 1991, laparoscopic splenectomy has become the preferred approach for elective removal of the spleen, offering reduced postoperative pain, shorter hospitalisation and superior ...