FISTULAS between arteries and portal veins are uncommon. Reported in the literature are 5 such cases of the hepatic artery and portal veins, 1 2 3 4 5 8 of the ...

Despite positive data showing that negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) can help accelerate wound healing for neck and head wounds, investigators of a review found that the presence of certain ...

An AV fistula may fail for various reasons, including low or poor blood flow, failure to mature, excessive pain, a sclerotic vein, and a thrombotic vein. Failure can be disheartening to a patient who ...

Andy Obst ’90 and his wife, Mary Anne, don’t have your standard evening wind-down chats. That’s understandable given the work they share: inventing and manufacturing medical devices to treat patients ...

An open wound is any internal or external injury that exposes internal tissue to the external environment. People can sometimes treat acute open wounds at home with medications and natural remedies.

The endoscopic device manufactured by Maquet was originally developed for harvesting of the saphenous vein and radial artery as conduits for coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These vessels are ...