The surgical team at Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH) is celebrating the arrival of new laparoscopic scopes and ...

Patients have many concerns and decisions prior to surgery, and now choosing between a human doctor or a robot-assisted ...

as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the surgeon uses tiny instruments and a camera (laparoscope) in order to see and perform the surgery. There are ...

In laparoscopic surgery, the surgeon directly controls the instruments with their hands. In robotic surgery, the surgeon ...

This surgery is usually done as a laparoscopic surgery. The doctor puts a lighted tube and other surgical tools through small cuts (incisions) in your belly. The tube is called a scope. It lets your ...

Trocars allow the surgeon to pass the laparoscope and surgical tools like scissors and clamps into the abdomen. There are two common forms of laparoscopic surgery: Laparoscopic excision ...

Pediatric laparoscopy is a type of surgery done through small cuts instead of a big incision. A tiny camera and special tools are used to look inside and operate. Here’s how it helps treat conditions ...

Researchers have developed an innovative sensing system that restores the missing tactile feedback in minimally invasive surgery (MIS ... into the handle of laparoscopic tools, providing surgeons ...

Despite ongoing improvements to laparoscopic instruments, as well as the increased experience of the surgeons who perform laparoscopic surgery, controversy still surrounds the role of laparoscopy ...

OVER the past decade, there has been growing interest in minimally invasive surgery (MIS), and with good reason. These ...

Background Laparoscopic procedure is a rapid developed technique in colorectal surgery. In this investigation we aim at assessing the diversities of short-term and medium-term clinical outcomes of ...

Using data from the National Cancer Database, investigators assess the prevalence of open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries across facilities as well as associated trends.