News tagged with laparoscopic surgeons


Wii-playing surgeons may improve performance on laparoscopic procedures

Laparoscopic surgeons may improve certain aspects of surgical performance by regularly playing on a Nintendo Wii, according to research published February 27 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Gregorio Patrizi and co ...

Surgery created Feb 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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

Similar outcomes for robot-aided, conventional nephrectomy

(HealthDay) -- Robot-assisted and conventional laparoscopic partial nephrectomies have similar outcomes and complication rates, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology.

Other created Jun 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Number of laparoscopic bariatric procedures continued to rise between 2003-2008

According to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, there was an increase in the number of laparoscopic bariatric procedures, an increase in the number of bariatric surgeo ...

Other created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0