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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One-port, single-incision laparoscopy is part of the natural development of minimally invasive surgery. Refinement and modification of laparoscopic instrumentation has resulted in a substantial ...

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 ...

Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that allows healthcare providers to examine the inside of your abdomen or pelvic area without making large cuts. The instrument used for the operation is ...

What are the recurrence rates after laparoscopic versus open repair of primary inguinal hernia in women? In a recent review, published in JAMA Surgery, [1] the authors present a summary of findings ...

A cholecystectomy is a surgical removal of the gallbladder. The most common reason for removing the gallbladder is the presence of stones inside, which can be caused by diet and/or genetics. If the ...

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 ...