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    LRMC introduces first-of-its-kind procedure in Germany [Image 1 of 4]

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    A surgeon is performing an operation in a hospital operating room, illuminated by a bright surgical light. The surgeon is wearing full sterile attire including a blue gown, surgical mask, gloves, head covering, and magnifying loupes with an attached headlight. The scene captures an active surgical procedure with medical equipment visible in the background.

    LANDSTUHL, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

    04.23.2021

    Photo by Marcy Sanchez  

    Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

    U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jessica Peck, chief, Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, performs an intranasal cryotherapy procedure at LRMC, April 23. The procedure was first performed at LRMC on April 1, which also marks the first time it’s been performed anywhere in Germany. The procedure uses cryoablation to freeze nerves in the back of the nose to treat chronic rhinitis, or allergy-like symptoms which last more than a month.

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    Date Taken: 04.23.2021
    Date Posted: 04.30.2021 02:51
    Photo ID: 6623396
    VIRIN: 210423-A-EK666-0018
    Resolution: 5585x3989
    Size: 1.91 MB
    Location: LANDSTUHL, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE

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