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Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) is a method of corneal transplantation that involves the removal of a thin sheet of tissue from the posterior (innermost) side of a person's cornea to replace it with the two posterior (innermost) layers of corneal tissue from a donor's eyeball.
1900 – Swedish Dr. Stenbeck cures a skin cancer with small doses of radiation [4]; 1920s – Dr. William B. Coley's immunotherapy treatment, regressed tumors in hundreds of cases, the success of Coley's Toxins attracted heavy resistance from his rival and supervisor, Dr. James Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of radiation therapy for cancer.
During the 20-year study period, 8.5 percent of women who had lumpectomies died from breast cancer, nine percent of women who had mastectomies died from the disease, and 8.5 percent of women who ...
1162. The Council of Tours banned the "barbarous practice" of surgery for breast cancers. 1180. Rogerius published The Practice of Surgery. 1214. Hugh of Lucca discovered that wine disinfects wounds. 1250. Theodoric Borgognoni, student of Hugh of Lucca broke with Galen and fought pus with dry wound technique (wound cleansing and sutures). 1275.
Maxillofacial Surgery: Procedure to lift depressed fractured zygoma via temporal approach Gundersen flap: Trygve Gundersen: Ophthalmology: Procedure to replace a damaged section of cornea with part of the conjunctiva: Hadfield's procedure: Geoffrey John Hadfield: Oncologic Surgery, Breast surgery
On 13 October 1804, Hanaoka performed a partial mastectomy for breast cancer on a 60-year-old woman named Kan Aiya, using tsūsensan as a general anaesthetic. This is generally regarded today as the first reliable documentation of an operation to be performed under general anesthesia.
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Breast reconstruction is the surgical process of rebuilding the shape and look of a breast, most commonly in women who have had surgery to treat breast cancer. It involves using autologous tissue, prosthetic implants, or a combination of both with the goal of reconstructing a natural-looking breast.