Incisional local infiltration: 3–5 ml of 1% lidocaine is injected at the patient's incision site along the axillary midline or anterior axillary line at the 4th intercostal space for local ...

This reduces the risk of developing a frozen shoulder ... can take up to 6 months to develop During surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck (neck dissection) the spinal accessory nerve is sometimes ...

To our knowledge this is the largest study directly comparing L-PCLND with O-PCLND patients. In concordance with previous studies we demonstrated that L-PCLND to represents a safe and reasonable ...

Prospective nonrandomized evidence demonstrated a survival benefit for extended pelvic lymph node dissection. Improvement on staging has also been suggested by the presence of skip metastatic ...

Obesity is a major risk factor for both obstructive sleep apnea and type 2 diabetes. It increases the risk of sleep apnea because excess weight can constrict your air passages. Maintaining a ...

Several studies have shown that eating apples is linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. In a 2019 review of research, observational studies indicate that eating apples and pears was linked to ...

Patients with initial nodal metastases and breast pCR on vacuum-assisted biopsy who underwent targeted axillary dissection had axillary pCR. HealthDay News — Omission of breast surgery after ...

These nodes are essential for initiating immunity, particularly through T cells that underpin the efficacy of therapies like PD-1/PD-L1 blockade. Yet, tumors disrupt this role by inducing structural ...

Armpit pain can have many causes, ranging from injuries and irritants to infections that cause swollen lymph nodes. Less commonly, the pain—referred to as axillary pain—may be due to an autoimmune or ...

Blood sugar (glucose) targets for older people with diabetes tend to be different than for younger people. As you age, your risk for high blood sugar increases, which raises the risk of type 2 ...