Cancer
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Prone positioning for breast radiation treatment
The USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Keck Medicine of USC is offering prone-position radiation treatment for patients with early stage breast cancer through Jason Ye, MD, assistant professor of clinical radiation oncology at the ...
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Lung cancer program puts the emphasis on personal
Within the multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Program at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center at Keck Medicine of USC, the term "personalized medicine" takes on several layers of meaning—starting with the way each patient is evaluated as ...
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This is a case of an athletic 35-year-old patient who presented to his primary care physician complaining of frequent episodes of chest pain, palpitations, and syncope, which interferes with his daily life activities.
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Revision Fontan procedure in an adult with single ventricle physiology
At 23 years old, Jessica Johnson was attending her weekly art class when she suddenly lost all her vision and began to have difficulty breathing and speaking. Johnson was rushed to a local hospital, where she underwent testing.
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Complex ablation of supraventricular arrhythmia in a patient with congenital heart disease
A male patient currently in his mid-30s was born with D-transposition of the great arteries. As a child, he underwent an atrial switch procedure to physiologically correct the defect. The patient has been followed by his adult congenital ...
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Repair of aortic transection after a motor vehicle crash
The forward motion of a car crash causes an inflection point where one half of the aorta moves forward and the other moves backward, which causes the vessel to rip. The inflection points of the aorta are in the descending thoracic aorta ...
Dermatology
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Atopic Dermatitis Increases Risk of Suicide, Study Finds
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease affecting 18 million adults (7.2%) and 9.6 million children (13%) in the United States. Many psychiatric comorbidities are associated with AD.
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Endoscopic surgery for pituitary tumors
We have treated more than 600 patients overall and more than 130 patients in 2017 using endoscopic endonasal surgery, accruing one of the highest patient volumes in California.
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Diagnosis and treatment of movement disorders
At the USC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center clinicians offer comprehensive services to treat all movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), primary and secondary dystonia, tics and essential tremor
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Comprehensive care for patients with stroke
Our multidisciplinary team includes neurosurgeons, with specialties in open vascular surgery and endovascular neurosurgery, vascular neurologists and neurocritical care physicians.
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Clinical and translational research on stroke
Our robust patient care is complemented by our depth of experience in clinical trials. Some of our latest clinical trials in stroke include: CSF delivery of a drug to prevent ischemic stroke after subarachnoid hemorrhage. [NCT02790632] DEFUSE ...
Orthopaedic surgery
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Treatment options for orthopaedic trauma
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery has both trauma specialists and microsurgeons who have the ability to manage very complex cases. The management of these patients typically requires multidisciplinary care that benefits from coordination ...
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Revision total shoulder arthroplasty
Orthopaedic surgeons at Keck Medicine of USC are specialists in revision total shoulder arthroplasty, a procedure that is relatively uncommon compared with other revision arthroplasties. Most often, patients require a revision shoulder ...
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Osteonecrosis: clinical care and translational research
Osteonecrosis can occur in any bone but it most often affects the femoral head.4 Osteonecrosis of the femoral head is often misdiagnosed as a strained groin and patients may not receive a timely diagnosis or therapy for osteonecrosis.
SPINE
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Research at the USC Spine Center
The USC Spine Center houses a robust research program that combines leading clinical, translational and basic science research on all aspects of spine care, including disc degeneration, spinal fusion, spinal tumors and spinal cord injury.
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Treatment of adult scoliosis and deformity
Adults with scoliosis and other spinal deformities can benefit from the multidisciplinary approach offered at the USC Spine Center. Adults of any age can be treated for their scoliosis or back deformity. Patients receive coordinated care ...
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Comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of spine tumors
The USC Spine Center treats all patients with primary and metastatic spine tumors. Our physicians have a strong interest in treating patients with spine tumors as early as possible in the course of the disease. Patients can be successfully ...
Urology
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Case Study: UroLift®, A minimally invasive option for BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or enlarged prostate affects 70% of men at ages 60 to 69 and 80% of men over 70. The USC Institute of Urology at Keck Medicine of USC has responded with expertise and a full range of innovative treatment ...
