Blood thinners are widely used medicines that help prevent dangerous blood clots. Many older adults take these medications to reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other serious problems ...

A new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine reports that holding blood thinners for too long could ...

For many women, surviving breast cancer is only half the battle. The other half begins after the tumour is gone, when they ...

Blood thinners are a common medication for much of the older adult population, prescribed to prevent blood clots that can cause adverse events like heart attack or stroke.

According to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine, holding blood thinners for too long both before and after free flap reconstruction surgery could jeopardize the patient's ...

Breast surgery increasingly employs various autologous tissue-based techniques. While free flaps (i.e. DIEP) remain the gold standard in post-mastectomy ...

Head and neck cancer and its treatment can change how you look, how you feel, and your quality of life. MSK’s team of experts will help restore function and make you feel like y ...

A 41-year-old man with advanced tongue cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by resection surgery and free flap reconstruction, restoring his ability to ...

Introduction For a long time, major surgical defects after oncological surgery have always been challenging cases for surgeons in terms of wound healing and covering technique. Objectives To ...

Postoperative delirium (POD) is a frequent complication after surgery, especially in elderly patients undergoing head and neck cancer surgery with free flap reconstruction. This study aimed to assess ...

D. Scott Lind, M.D., F.A.C.S.; Barbara L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.; Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S. Advances in reconstructive techniques have made breast ...