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Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 29, 2009 |
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While minimally invasive coil treatments for those with a ruptured brain aneurysm have proved to be a more effective technique than traditional surgical operation in selected patients, the superior procedure is drastically ...
Concerns over minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Minimally invasive breast surgery may be trading better cosmetic outcomes for worse rates of cure, warns a senior doctor in an editorial published on bmj.com today.
Stress urinary incontinence: Minimally invasive operations as effective as open surgery
Oct 07, 2009 |
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New, less invasive surgical treatments for stress urinary incontinence in women are just as effective as traditional open surgical approaches, according to Cochrane Researchers. The researchers carried out a systematic review ...
Doctor promotes new lung surgery technique
Jul 02, 2007 |
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A surgeon at the University of Cincinnati says medical schools should integrate minimally invasive lung surgery into their training programs.
Robotic approach to urothelial cancer of the kidney proves to be beneficial for patients
Apr 26, 2009 |
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Robotic trained surgeons at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia presented a new and novel approach to surgically treat urothelial cancer (in the lining of the bladder or kidney) today at the American Urological Association's ...
Minimally invasive procedure effective for treating snoring
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is an effective and minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat patients who snore.
Just hours apart, 2 brothers undergo robotic prostate cancer surgery
Jan 17, 2008 |
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Two brothers from Savannah, Georgia diagnosed with prostate cancer flew to The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York to have lifesaving surgery on the same day this week. Dr. David B. Samadi, MD, Chief of Robotics and Minimally ...
Robot-assisted minimally-invasive CABG surgery
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Dr. Robert Poston is a pioneer in the use of robotics for minimally invasive cardiac surgery. He recently joined BMC as chief of cardiac surgery. With his arrival, BMC has become one of only one of 9 hospitals across the ...
Newer, minimally invasive surgery to treat sciatica does not result in better outcomes
Jul 07, 2009 |
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A comparison of surgical treatments for sciatica finds that the minimally invasive procedure known as tubular diskectomy does not provide a significant difference in improvement of functional disability compared to the more ...
New minimally invasive surgery option for patients with stomach cancer
Apr 15, 2009 |
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A novel, minimally invasive surgical approach to treat stomach cancer has been shown to have advantages that may make it a preferable treatment for some patients.
Fox Chase performs the world's first successful ViKY robot-assisted surgery for pancreatic tumors
Mar 24, 2009 |
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This month Fox Chase Cancer Center performed the world's first successful minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy using the ViKYŽ system's revolutionary robotic, compact laparoscope holder. The technology, developed in France ...
No need for needles: Botox sponge treats intrinsic rhinitis
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Injecting botulinum toxin (botox) to treat intrinsic or allergic rhinitis may be a thing of the past as researchers have now shown that sponges soaked in botox are equally effective in treating the condition. The research ...
Minimally invasive pancreas surgery leads to fewer complications, study finds
Apr 25, 2008 |
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When surgeons need to remove part of the pancreas, performing the operation with minimally invasive techniques offers patients a shorter hospital stay and fewer complications, researchers have concluded.
Study finds that minimally invasive robotic bypass surgery provides health and economic benefits
Apr 26, 2008 |
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Minimally invasive heart bypass surgery using a DaVinci robot means a shorter hospital stay and faster recovery for patients, as well as fewer complications and a better chance that the new bypass vessels will stay open. ...
Minimally invasive surgery shown safe and effective treatment for rectal cancer
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Laparoscopic surgery has been used in the treatment of intestinal disorders for close to 20 years, but its benefits have only recently begun to be extended to people with rectal cancer. In a prospective study of 103 patients ...
