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Gastric Bypass Surgery > Laparoscopic or Open Procedure > Annals of Surgery > Laparoscopic gastric bypass LGB > Open gastric bypass OGB > Placing several small incisions in the abdomen > Lesser intraoperative blood loss > Shorter hospitalization > Reduced postoperative pain > Less pulmonary complications > Faster recovery > Better cosmesis > Fewer wound complications

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Does the laparoscopic method reduce postoperative complications? Is the need for a second operation reduced? Is the risk of pulmonary complications increased by 92 percent with open surgery? Do cardiovascular complications increase to 54 percent with open surgery?

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If you are one of the millions of people in the United […]

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Friday, May 30, 2008

Is surgical treatment for obesity a good and effective treatment for preventing the life-threatening complications and serious degenerative problems associated with pathological obesity? Do drug and medical device companies cash in to unprecedented degrees? Will overweight- and obesity-attributable spending continue to increase and government will continue to finance a sizable portion?

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Minimally Invasive Surgery > Removal of liver cysts and tumors > Benign or malignant > Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer > Chemo bath > Intraperitoneal hyperthermic perfusion > Advanced abdominal cancers > National Cancer Institute NCI designation > Comprehensive Cancer Center > Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Is MIS surgery on the liver a complex and delicate gastrointestinal procedures due to the significant flow of blood? Can the minimally invasive techniques now be performed with limited blood loss?

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…Through an advanced minimally-invasive procedure called laparoscopy, Andrew M. Lowy, M.D., chief of surgical oncology at Moores UCSD Cancer […]

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Laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer resection > Equivalent to open surgery > Cancer control > Five studies > United States > China > Taiwan > Portugal > Italy > Spain > United Kingdom > Colon cancer > Similar outcomes for minimally invasive and open surgery > Surgical experience > Learning curve

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Are open incisions that cause pain and require lengthy healing times unnecessary to treat colorectal cancer patients? Are surgeons no longer afraid that laparoscopy might impair survival in colorectal cancer patients and cause metastases in the skin openings that are used to insert the trocars and instruments? Is the expeditious traditional open approach to cancer […]

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