News tagged with laparoscopic procedures


Minimally invasive approach to weight-loss surgery reduces complications, study shows

A study by researchers at Stanford University Medical Center has found that a popular weight-loss operation is safer and reduces hospital bills when done with minimally invasive techniques rather than open surgery, which ...

Surgery created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physician breaks ground in robotic cervical surgery

Performing surgery on a pregnant patient is a delicate matter. Risks to both mother and baby must be carefully weighed in every decision a surgeon makes. Recently, at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, a ...

Surgery created Mar 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inpatient bariatric procedures for adolescents appear to have plateaued since 2003

Inpatient bariatric procedures among adolescents appear to have plateaued since 2003 to about 1,000 procedures annually, and the preferred type of operation has changed to minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures from open ...

Pediatrics created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Surgeons offer procedures through belly button

There's a novel way to remove a gallbladder: Use a surgical robot to take it out through the navel.

Surgery created Sep 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese appendectomy patients have fewer complications with minimally invasive operations

Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, according to a new study published in the July issue of the Journal of the Am ...

Surgery created Jun 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Robot-assisted kidney cancer surgery offers many benefits, but at a cost

Robot-assisted surgery to remove kidney cancers has seen a rapid increase in use, and has both replaced and proven safer than laparoscopic procedures for the same purpose, according to a study by the Vattikuti Urology Institute ...

Cancer created May 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women fare better than men, but need more blood after kidney cancer surgery

Women do better than men after surgical removal of part or all of a cancerous kidney, with fewer post-operative complications, including dying in the hospital, although they are more likely to receive blood transfusions related ...

Cancer created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0