Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Laparoscopy may have some advantages over laparotomy for ovarian cancer. Results of this review are limited and ...

Dr. Ponsky answers the question: 'What Is Laparoscopy, When Is It Used?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is laparoscopy, and when is it used in the treatment of prostate cancer? Answer: Laparoscopy ...

Dr. Uzzo answers the question: 'Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy?' March 16, 2009 -- Question: What is a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, and what are the risks/advantages? Answer: So, doctors ...

A specialist in laparoscopic surgery has underscored the urgent need for retooling hospitals across Ghana to support the sustainability and expansion of minimally invasive surgical programmes ...

Laparoscopic or "minimally invasive" surgery is a specialized technique for performing surgery. In the past, this technique was commonly used for gynecologic surgery and for gall bladder surgery. Over ...

While early prostate cancer is considered a highly treatable cancer, it often involves the surgical removal of the prostate, which is a male reproductive gland that stores a component of semen. Even ...

Pediatric laparoscopy, often called keyhole surgery, has changed surgical care for children. It allows surgeons to diagnose and treat conditions like appendicitis, ovarian cysts, torsion of the ovary, ...

Nagoya University researchers and their collaborators have found that minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery significantly reduces blood loss and improves jaundice recovery compared to traditional ...

Biomarkers in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Background: Imaging for pancreatic cancer has demonstrated increased accuracy in staging patients before resection. Many propose diagnostic laparoscopy ...

Is open abdominal surgery preferable to laparoscopic surgery for management of small bowel obstruction? The authors of a paper, published in Annals of Surgery, [1] looked at data from 8584 Canadian ...

Pyloromyotomy with an open or laparoscopic surgical approach is the standard treatment for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) in infants, but it is not clear which approach is superior. This ...

Laparoscopic surgery or keyhole surgery is minimally invasive surgery that is associated with several advantages over traditional open surgery. In an open procedure, one large abdominal incision is ...