News tagged with laparoscopic procedure
Henry Ford Hospital sees improved results for more kidney patients through robotic surgery
Robotic surgery offers the same or better results than minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures for treating kidney disease, and can potentially help more patients because it is not as difficult for surgeons to learn, according ...
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Robotic-assisted surgery appears safe for complicated pancreatic procedures
A study involving 30 patients suggests that robotic-assisted surgery involving complex pancreatic procedures can be performed safely in a high-volume facility, according to a report posted online today that will be published ...
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Designing touch-sensitive virtual reality tools to train and test tomorrow's surgeons
Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly common and effective for operating inside the human abdomen. In these laparoscopic procedures, which use slender, handheld tools inserted into the body of the patient, ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Survey finds many surgeons suffer injuries from minimally invasive techniques
Surgeons who engage in minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgery are providing great benefits to their patients, but possibly to their own detriment. That's the finding of the largest survey ever conducted of surgeons in North ...
Feb 01, 2010 |
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The Medical Minute: Robotic surgery for treatment of prostate cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States (excluding skin cancers) and is second only to lung cancer as a contributor to cancer deaths in American men.
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Fox Chase performs the world's first successful ViKY robot-assisted surgery for pancreatic tumors
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 ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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