Clinical News Archive - General

November 2008

Family-Based Therapy for Anorexia Nervosa

A serious limitation of traditional therapeutic models for anorexia nervosa is that they assume adolescent anorexic patients are motivated to change. Mayo's family-based therapy is built on the foundation that these patients are incapable of making sound choices regarding their health, and require the assistance of parents to overcome the illness.

Diabetes Complicating Pregnancy: An Update for the Clinician

Mayo specialists outline Mayo's approach for screening for gestational diabetes and dietary and medication treatment options for this problem. They also discuss caring for mothers who have pre-existing diabetes, noting optimizing glycemic control is the single most important intervention to reduce spontaneous abortion and birth defects. Learn more about diabetes complicating pregnancy.

Advances in Bone Regeneration

Recent orthopedic discoveries have led to advances in understanding mechanisms of bone regeneration and are rapidly being translated into clinical applications that improve musculoskeletal patient care across a spectrum of bone disorders.

September 2008

Surgical Management of Recurrent Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) recurs after apparently successful thyroidectomy in 15% to 30% of patients. The extent of disease, risk versus benefit, and the willingness of the patient to undergo a reoperation are factors which need to be considered when recommending a reoperation.

July 2008

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Barrett Esophagus–Related Dysplasia and Cancer

Endoscopic mucosal resection is an outpatient technique for improving both the diagnosis and treatment of high-grade dysplasia and early superficial cancer in patients with Barrett esophagus.

ALLTO Trial for Breast Cancer Patients

Mayo Clinic has collaborated in the design of a new international clinical trial to test a new drug in patients who have HER2-positive primary breast cancer.

May 2008

Prosthetic Perivalvular Leaks Repaired by New Percutaneous Technique

Catheter-based technologies provide an innovative approach to the increasingly common clinical problem of perivalvular leaks.

New Generation of Durable Implants for Severe Wrist Arthritis Conserves Mobility

For selected arthritis patients, polyethylene-metal wrist implants appear to be a safe and effective option to relieve arthritic pain while conserving wrist mobility.

March 2008

Robotic Surgery Alternative for Management of Tonsillar Cancer

A surgical robotics system in use at Mayo greatly improves access to tonsillar tumors by providing precise, flexible wrist action in tight spaces. Cancer of the tonsil or base of the tongue is now one of the most common oral cancers.

A Practical Approach to the Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism

Subclinical hypothyroidism occurs when the serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level rises above the upper limit of normal (ULN) despite a normal serum free thyroxine (FT4) concentration.

Evaluating and Managing Pelvic Pain While Preserving Fertility

Approximately 10% to 15% of all premenopausal women and 25% to 35% of infertile women experience pelvic pain and menstrual irregularities caused by endometriosis. Mayo multidisciplinary reproductive endocrinology team strives to preserve or improve fertility in several ways.