News tagged with minimally invasive surgery
Minimally invasive surgeries: Laser suturing
Surgeries with the endoscope are exacting and require special capabilities of the surgeon. The suturing of the tissue and the setting of the knots, in particular, is very complicated due to the lack of space ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Comparison shows robot-assisted option offers advantages for kidney surgery
A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that robot-assisted surgery was faster and resulted in less blood loss and ...
Feb 21, 2010 |
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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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