UT Southwestern talks about joint preservation surgery in the young adult with symptomatic hip pain can prevent osteoarthritis progression. At UT Southwestern, we’re emphasizing preservation of the native hip in patients from 14 years of age to adult, rather than replacing the native hip with a prosthesis.
Considering plastic surgery abroad? The health and financial risks might not be worth it. UT Southwestern shares the risks and options for safer procedures.
Large kidney tumors or those starting to spread can put patients’ lives at risk. Learn about robotic surgery for kidney cancer and when we recommend it.
We generally associate hip pain with aging, but adolescents and young adults can develop serious hip problems as well. UT Southwestern reviews some of these issues and the surgeries to correct them.
UT Southwestern is pioneering minimally invasive middle- and inner-ear surgery using an endoscopic technique that offers “unparalleled visualization” of the surgical area.
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Kathleen Pritchard is a stay-at-home mom who loves to keep active with her four beautiful children. But there was a time she could not engage in any physical activities because of a complex abdominal wall hernia.
After 5 months of pain and embarrassment, Mark McCoy was eager to resolve the hernia but his doctors proceeded cautiously, recognizing this was a difficult hernia to repair, with a high likelihood of complication.
An internationally acclaimed surgical oncologist with specific expertise in gastrointestinal cancers, is the new Chair of the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern and Surgeon-in-Chief for the new William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, opening in November 2014.
A year ago, Meredith thought college would be out of reach because of chronic, debilitating migraines that she began having when she was a junior in high school.
Having struggled with her weight since childhood, and diagnosed with autoimmune disorders as an adult, Barbra Lena underwent gastric bypass surgery in November 2012 and has since lost 125 pounds.
