News tagged with keyhole surgery
Robotic prostate surgery may mean big trade-off
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new study suggests less-invasive keyhole surgery for prostate cancer may mean a higher risk for lasting incontinence and impotence when compared with traditional surgery.
The decision about the incision: Is midline or transverse better for abdominal surgery?
Jun 30, 2009 |
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An unusual study at the Department of Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital examined for the first time whether the incision technique used in major abdominal surgery had an effect on the results. Neither ...
Worldwide success in treatment of liver tumors
May 12, 2009 |
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Leicester consultant surgeon who has developed a pioneering technique using microwaves to destroy liver tumours has treated more than 100 patients in the UK and other patients are now being treated internationally.
Researchers develop better training for keyhole surgery
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Researcher Sanne Botden has improved the training methods for surgeons who perform keyhole operations. At present, a relatively large number of errors are made during surgery of this kind. She defends her ...
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Miniature robot for precise positioning and targeting in neurosurgery wins award
Jun 05, 2007 |
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While recent advances in neurosurgery have made it possible to precisely target areas in the brain with minimum invasiveness -- using a small hole to insert a probe, needle or catheter -- there remains a disadvantage. ...
Virtual reality: Keyhole surgeons training could help meet European working time directives
Jan 21, 2009 |
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Trainee surgeons who add virtual reality (VR) training to standard 'apprenticeship' training in key-hole surgery learn more quickly, work with greater accuracy and have less errors than those with no VR training, and perform ...
Robot can provide extra eye for surgeons
Jan 26, 2006 |
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A Nebraska researcher has developed a robot that can be inserted into a patient's abdomen to give surgeons a new perspective during operations.
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 ...
Helping hand of hybrid surgery benefits colorectal patients
Apr 15, 2009 |
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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 ...
Single-incision belly-button surgery to remove kidney performed first at UT Southwestern
Aug 23, 2007 |
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Surgeons specializing in laparoscopic procedures at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully removed a patient’s kidney by performing a unique nephrectomy entirely through the belly button.
Should children undergo surgery without a long period of fasting after feeding?
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood ...
Tulane University surgeon pioneers 'scarless' thyroid surgery
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Emad Kandil is one of the first in the country to perform a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid ...
Taking NOTES: abdominal surgery without general anesthesia
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A recent review in Faculty of 1000 Medicine Reports, a publication in which clinicians highlight advances in medical practice, suggests regional pain relief could be used during abdominal surgery. In this review, Michael ...
Laser surgery does not appear to have long-term effects on corneal cells
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Laser eye surgery to correct vision problems does not appear to be associated with lasting changes to cells lining the inside of the cornea at nine years after the procedure, according to a report in the November issue of ...
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