Fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair
While endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of aortic aneurysm has expanded over the last 20 years, there are still cases where this minimally invasive procedure has limitations. Using a new type of endograft called fenestrated endografts, […]
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HPV and your lesbian patients
Lesbians may be at higher risk for HPV because of historical health care barriers that may have caused reluctance to get preventive screenings. Making matters worse, much of the discussion around sexually transmitted infections (STIs) […]
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Rehab program helps patients return to driving
For individuals who have been unable to drive a vehicle due to neurological, orthopedic or other conditions, or for those who have experienced age-related changes in function, the loss of independence can be devastating. The […]
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Screening for lung, colon and breast cancers take priority
After many put off their preventive cancer screenings, Norton Cancer Institute is working to screen as many people as possible as early as possible for lung, colon and breast cancers. Adding urgency to the effort, […]
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Access to evolving clinical science close to home
Norton Cancer Institute’s clinical research program was developed to ensure that cancer patients in our community and region have access to evolving clinical science. Guided by an experienced cadre of physicians and supported by a […]
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Treating the whole patient at Norton Cancer Institute Women’s Cancer Center
Norton Cancer Institute Women’s Cancer Center has a beautiful new home in Medical Towers South (234 E. Gray St., on the downtown Louisville medical campus) that reflects our goal of treating the whole person. Clinicians […]
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The latest advancements in pediatric cancer research for patients in Louisville and Southern Indiana
At any time, Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is participating in dozens of clinical trials, representing a wide gamut of diagnoses and moving our understanding of childhood cancers forward. […]
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Dual-pitch screws allow for inline revision of pedicle screws, study finds
Inline revision of pedicle screws without increasing the screw diameter can be achieved using dual-pitch screws with cancellous pitch in the vertebral body and cortical pitch in the pedicle, according to a study published in […]
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Movement disorders specialist Jason Crowell, M.D., MPA, joins Norton Neuroscience Institute
Neurologist and movement disorders specialist Jason Crowell, M.D., MPA, has joined Norton Neuroscience Institute at the new location on the campus of Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Dr. Crowell received his medical degree from the University of […]
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Pelvis osteosarcoma study: A complex biplane osteotomy maintains pelvic ring continuity
The patient A 31-year-old otherwise healthy man presented with an enlarging and increasingly symptomatic left posterior ilium tumor. Biopsy revealed high grade osteosarcoma. Additional staging studies demonstrated no distant metastases. He was treated with neoadjuvant […]
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Cushing’s or ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma?
The patient A 48-year-old woman presented with a history of morbid obesity (376 pounds, BMI 66 kg/m²), hypertension (142/80 on multiple antihypertensive medications), uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (hemoglobin A1C of 9.1), worsening fatigue and increasing facial […]
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CDC guidelines for sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening
The following guide for sexually transmitted infection (STI)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening is adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Chlamydia Assigned female at birth Sexually active under 25 years of age […]
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