Physician Update Winter 2011
Surgeon Anne Lidor specializes in a minimally invasive procedure that can spare patients from the agony of paraesophageal hernia.
Articles in this Issue
Cover
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Treating a form of hiatal hernia that compromises the esophagus
Cardiac Disease
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For people with high-risk hearts, a better way to avoid medication downsides.
Gynecology
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Most gynecologists may encounter only one case in their entire careers. Every year, Lisa Kolp sees several patients who were born without a vagina.
Hepatology
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When surgery isn't an option for liver cancer, Johns Hopkins interventional radiologists can often still offer life-extending treatment.
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Tapping a deep bench of liver experts, Johns Hopkins offers hope to many patients who've been told nothing can be done.
Prostate Cancer
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At Johns Hopkins, nearly all operations to remove a cancerous prostate are performed as nerve-sparing procedures.

