News tagged with minimally invasive
Combined minimally invasive procedures offer new option for lumbar degenerative scoliosis
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Surgeons at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Institute for Spinal Disorders have combined three innovative minimally invasive spine surgery procedures to treat spinal curvature in adults, a common consequence of aging. An article ...
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 ViKY® system's revolutionary robotic, compact laparoscope holder. The technology, developed in France ...
Gallbladder removal through vagina offers minimally invasive alternative
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Physicians at Northwestern Memorial Hospital successfully removed a patient's gallbladder through the vagina, making them the first in the Midwest and the third in the country to perform the innovative procedure. The technique, ...
Minimally invasive treatment improves male fertility
Jul 22, 2008 |
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A minimally invasive treatment for a common cause of male infertility can significantly improve a couple's chances for pregnancy, according to a new study published in the August issue of Radiology. The study, conducted at ...
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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.
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