Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...

The use of robotics in surgery began in the late 1980s, but as technology has progressed, robotic surgery has become the standard of care for minimally invasive surgeries. Anne Osdoit, CEO of ...

While robotic laparoscopic surgical systems do make certain procedures safer and less invasive, those systems are still operated by human surgeons. Now, however, a surgical robot has performed a ...

Colostomies have traditionally been done with open surgeries, but laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive option that can help limit pain, recovery time, and possible complications. A laparoscopic ...

In a pair of studies presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 37th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer, researchers have found in a large randomized trial of laparoscopy versus ...

Staging a laparoscopy can help patients with pancreatic cancer identify the stage of cancer, where it spread and what the best treatment may be, a recent study shows. Laparoscopy (a minor surgical ...

The procedure was performed by gastro surgeon Dr Kanhaiya Lal Chaudhary and his team on a 62-year-old woman suffering from ...

Laparoscopic patients exhibit significantly lower pain scores in the first 24 hours post-op compared to open surgery patients. A major study found wound complications occurred in only 16% of ...