News tagged with invasive surgical techniques


Helping hand of hybrid surgery benefits colorectal patients

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Despite rapid strides in minimally invasive surgical techniques -- most notably, laparoscopy -- traditional open surgery remains the most common surgical option across the United States for people with diseases of the rectum ...





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Radiological treatment method spares patients surgery and offers 89 percent cost savings

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Pericardial effusion, the collection of fluid around the heart, typically occurs in patients following heart surgery and is usually treated using an invasive surgical drainage technique. However researchers have discovered ...


Minimally invasive pancreas surgery leads to fewer complications, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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.


Stress urinary incontinence: Minimally invasive operations as effective as open surgery

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Patient's weight not linked to success of fibroid surgery

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created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obese patients are no more likely to have post-operative complications than those of average weight when undergoing robotic surgery to remove uterine fibroids, according to a study at Henry Ford Hospital.


Minimally invasive surgery shown safe and effective treatment for rectal cancer

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...


Minimally invasive stroke treatment produces better patient outcomes than surgical operation

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 29, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

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created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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.


Fox Chase performs the world's first successful ViKY robot-assisted surgery for pancreatic tumors

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

This month Fox Chase Cancer Center performed the world's first successful minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy using the ViKY® system's revolutionary robotic, compact laparoscope holder. The technology, developed in France ...


Surgeons' unanimous consensus: Needle biopsy is gold standard for breast cancer diagnosis

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A special report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnece ...


Doctor promotes new lung surgery technique

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created Jul 02, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A surgeon at the University of Cincinnati says medical schools should integrate minimally invasive lung surgery into their training programs.



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