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Category Archives: Laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies

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

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 […]

Single Port Access SPA > Drexel University College Of Medicine > Surgery Case number 100 successfully done > Remove woman’s gallbladder through a single incision in belly button > Ovary removal done through SPA oopherectomy > More news at Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES > April 9-12 in Philadelphia

Is the real benefit to the SPA technique that it allows surgeons to do the same laparoscopic procedure they’ve been doing for the past 15 years but through fewer incisions? Are fewer incisions better for the patient in terms of the amount of discomfort, recovery time, and scarring? Are surgeons and gynecologists interested in learning […]

Keyhole surgery equipment maker Gyrus Group PLC received US competition clearance > Gyrus now needs clearance from Gyrus’ shareholders and the EU > £935m takeover by Olympus Medical Systems Corporation > Acquisition scheduled to complete in February 2008 > Gyrus listed on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange > Ticker symbol GYG

Is the Olympus 630p-a-share offer an investment in complementary product offerings where Gyrus has a significant presence? Is the Gyrus PK System generator and instruments ability to cut and coagulate across a wide range of tissue types and conditions a major factor in the deal? Will the deal further expand Olympus’ medical division and enhance […]

Laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies remain far less common > 538,000 hysterectomies performed for benign disease> Most hysterectomies still invasive procedures

Is vaginal hysterectomy still considered to be associated with the lowest morbidity? Will the rate of laparoscopic hysterectomies continue to increase? Is a vaginal hysterectomy chosen over a laparoscopic or abdominal approach inspite of the fact that laparoscopic surgery is associated with shorter length of stay, faster recovery and fewer postoperative infections?

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