Despite they are not pioneers, they are one of the few in Spain that eliminate varicose veins without surgery. We are talking about the Vascular Surgery Team of the Virgen de Valme Hospital in Seville, which is applying a technique that allows them to eliminate varicose veins on an outpatient basis using microfoam. The patient […]
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A fun wait with an app that cures hospitalized children’s fear of surgery
A videogame and a story to help hospitalized children get used to being in hospital. It’s called ‘Hospital Friends,’ an app developed by the Grenadian business Greyman Studios and created for the work that the Building Bridges University Students Association has been carrying out for years, whose volunteers accompany and play with the children before […]
Ángel Salvatierra, a humble leading figure in thoracic surgery
Doctor Ángel Salvatierra has been named Hijo Predilecto de Andalucía 2016 (‘Favoured Son of Andalusia’). An honour that comes as recognition of his growing career as a doctor, which started in 1984. Born in El Puerto de Santa María in 1952, from a young age he knew that he was going to be a doctor. […]
3D bioprinting of human hearts made in Andalusia used for surgical planning around the world
Paediatricians, cardiovascular surgeons, engineers and researchers from the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío in Seville and Digitálica, a spin-off company of the Andalusian Public Health System, lead an international project for the 3D bioprinting of children’s hearts aimed at surgical planning. These interventions are mainly focused on the treatment of congenital cardiac malformations, which are […]