Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (RPA) allows direct access to the retroperitoneum and adrenal gland without the need for intra-abdominal organ mobilization. RPA involves placing the patient in facedown position. The adrenal gland is approached posteriorly beneath the 12th rib.

Cystic fibrosis is the most common genetic disease of Caucasians. Expected survival has increased to 38-plus years, thanks to adherence to recommended therapeutic strategies such as aggressive management of chronic airway infection and nutritional deficiencies.

For 5 percent of patients with advanced heart failure, contemporary assist devices fail to address the problem of biventricular failure. The total artificial heart (TAH) has emerged as a reliable strategy for successfully bridging these patients to transplant.

Two new studies suggest that the timing of childhood exposure to gluten doesn't increase the risk of celiac disease (CD) and that genetic testing may be better than serology for screening high-risk children younger than 2.

Analysis of clinical-grade brain-tumor cell lines from patients with newly diagnosed glioblastomas pinpointed antigens commonly present in brain tumors, allowing development of tests for specific antigen responses and eliminating reliance on tumor samples to create vaccine for each patient.

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36th Annual Practice of Internal Medicine 2015
May 4-8, 2015, in Rochester, Minn.
This course will focus on the management of a variety of medical issues seen in areas of gastroenterology, infectious diseases, general internal medicine, rheumatology, geriatrics, emergency medicine, pulmonary, endocrinology, cardiology, neurology and women's health.

22nd Annual Clinical Reviews and Primary Care Update-2015
June 22-26, 2015, in Amelia Island, Fla.
The program updates general internists, family physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses on the latest recommendations regarding the medical subspecialties important to primary care.

Radiology � Helping You Care for Your Patients 2015
Aug. 15-16, 2015, in Rochester, Minn.
This course, for nurse practitioners, physician assistants and primary care physicians, presents contemporary imaging approaches to common diagnostic problems in primary care medicine and surgery. Experts discuss patient signs and symptoms and indicate best imaging practices, considering appropriateness, cost and safety.

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Biorepositories and Biobanking in the Center for Individualized Medicine
In this Grand Rounds presentation, Stephen N. Thibodeau, Ph.D., discusses the research programs and infrastructure that allow the Center for Individualized Medicine to move scientific information into clinical practice quickly.

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