What are the test results accomplished by three NASA astronauts and one surgeon who were undergoing long-term training in an underwater habitat called the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations? Have the telementoring results demonstrated that nonsurgeons having been trained with a specified skill set can perform more complex laparoscopic procedure using in vivo robots? Will […]
Category Archives: Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS
Robotic Surgery > Miniature In Vivo Robots for Remote and Harsh Environments > In vivo camera robots > Tested at NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations NEEMO > Telementored via videoconferencing by the University of Nebraska > Millimeter-sized camera robot attached to a tether > Inexpensive version of a surgical robot system > Robots in Surgery > Advanced genetic tests and pharmaceuticals > Identification of disease susceptibility > Optimal drug vaccine or gene therapy treatment > NOTES no scar procedures
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Filed in New area of surgical robotics, Millimeter-sized camera robot attached to a tether, Placing robots entirely inside the patient, In vivo robots, Mark E Rentschler, Small inexpensive and easily transported, Telementored via videoconferencing, In vivo camera robots, Surgical Robots, Remote Control, Large unmet medical market opportunity, Robotic Surgery, University of Nebraska, Stephen R Platt, Kyle Berg, Medical Device Development, Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedic, Miniature In Vivo Robots for Remote and Harsh Environme, Potentially reduce patient trauma in traditional medica, Tested at NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations N, NOTES & NEWS, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, Dmitry Oleynikov, Jason Dumpert, Shane M Farritor, Single Port Access SPA, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Man Machine Systems, Reaches parts of the body that are hard to access, Natural orifices such as the mouth rectum or vagina, Minimally invasive surgery techniques, NOTES techniques, Significantly reduced level of pain and discomfort, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Minimally invasive approach, Incision-less solutions, Less-invasive, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, No Scar Surgery, NOTES, No-scar abdominal surgery, Bodies' natural orifices, Potential to replace or augment current techniques, Limited direct access to the abdomen, Single Port Laparoscopic SPL, One Port Umbilicus Surgeries OPUS, Incisionless Surgical Technique, NoScarSurgeons.com, Minimally invasive instruments and surgical robotics, Keyhole surgery, Reduced post-operative pain, No visible skin scar, Nebraska Surgical Solutions, No CPT code, home by the day after surgery, NOTES and hybrid NOTES procedures, scar-free surgery, Ideas For Surgery News
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Transoral endoscopic anchor placement system > Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction > Successful feasibility study > Technology assessment > Daniel Herron > Desmond Birkett > Chris Thompson > Marc Bessler > Lee Swanström
Thursday, August 14, 2008
How successful is the technology for the clinical circumstances for which it is being evaluated? Will there be a technology assessment by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy ASGE following the feasibility of reducing the stoma diameter using transoral endoscopic suturing techniques? Will there be an adequate randomized clinical trial in the near future to […]
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As America Gets Bigger > Serious social and psychological dimensions > National Eating Disorder > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC > Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity > National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES > Diabetes mellitus > Cardiovascular disease > Hypertension and stroke > Certain forms of cancer > Increased risk of premature death > Serious chronic conditions > Reduced overall quality of life
Tuesday, August 12, 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?
IIP > read on here […]
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Gallbladder Inflammation > Early Surgery Best > Laparoscopy > Keyhole surgery > Cholecystitis > Resulting from a gallstone > Blocks the cystic duct > Abdominal pain > Lasts more than 6 hours > Fever > Nausea > Biliary colic
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Is gallbladder inflammation characterized by repeated attacks of pain? Does a persistent acute episode signal a serious complication? Is it best patient care to have the gallbladder removed using minimally invasive surgery within 24 hours of hospital admission?
IIP > read on here > http://www.surgicenteronline.com…
…In patients who develop acute inflammation of the gallbladder, its best to […]
Filed in Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic, Laparoscopy-assisted, Laparoscopic surgery, Establish fast and safe Pneumoperitoneum, Laparoscopic cholecystectomies, Laparoscopic or open surgical procedures, Totally laparoscopic surgery TLS, Laparoscopic tools, Laparoscopic technique, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic
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As America Gets Bigger > Serious social and psychological dimensions > National Eating Disorder > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC > Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity > National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES > Diabetes mellitus > Cardiovascular disease > Hypertension and stroke > Certain forms of cancer > Increased risk of premature death > Serious chronic conditions > Reduced overall quality of life
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?
IIP > read on here […]
Filed in Intestinal bypass operation, General and gastrointestinal surgery, Non-surgical option, Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures, Hybrid Intervention, natural orifice, less or no post-operative pain, no scars to remind of the operation, Lowering complications after a shorter surgical procedu, Lower mortality, GI conditions, Gastrotomy closure, Industry Giants Push, For the treatment of upper gastrointestinal conditions, GI video endoscopes, Lower costs, Natural Orifice training course, colon, Natural orifices tranlumenal endosurgery NOTES, Improved cosmesis, Psychological advantage for patients, Leak-proof closure, Natural Orifice Trans Umbilical Surgery NOTUS, Bridge between laparoscopic and transluminal surgery, Medical device business incubators, AcroMIS LLC, Secure closure of gastric or colonic incisions, Single-port laparoscopic appendectomies, Gastroenterology, Incisionless operation, Introduction of a flexible endoscope, Liability suits, Concerns about litigation, Landmark ruling by U.S. Supreme Court, Device’s design has been ruled safe and effective by , Obesity Surgery, Gastric banding, National Eating Disorder, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC, Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity, Serious social and psychological dimensions, Obesity is a complex condition, Improving patient care, Excess of energy intake over energy expenditure, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey NHANES, Diet-related noncommunicable diseases, Serious chronic conditions, Reduced overall quality of life, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM, Increased risk of premature death, Hypertension and stroke, Diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular disease, Informed balanced conversation, Industry marketing campaign, NOSCAR research for safe adoption, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic, Improved patient care, Improved quality of care, General and bariatric surgery, Gastrointestinal health, Innovative products focused on cardiac surgery, Low risk profile, Innovative medical solutions, Industry-leading product lines, Long-term Results, NOSCAR Natural Orifice Surgery Consortium for Assessmen, Licenses Incisionless Surgery Technology, Laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer resection, Colon cancer, US Healthcare is the largest industry in the United Sta, Re-engineering healthcare, Treatment Of Obesity, Obesity, home by the day after surgery, Body mass index, Hybrid and endoluminal treatment options, Potential to replace or augment current techniques, Orientation for the gastric access puncture, scar-free surgery, No visible skin scar, Incisionless Surgical Technique, Reduces Size of Stomach Pouch, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, Weight Re-gain After Gastric Bypass, Medical Device Company, Reduced post-operative pain, One Port Umbilicus Surgeries OPUS, Natural Orifice Transgastric Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Laparoscopy, Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, Bodies' natural orifices, Incision-less solutions, Hybrid, No Scar Surgery, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery, Natural orifices such as the mouth rectum or vagina, Food and Drug Administration FDA, No Scar Group SAGES, Risk factor obesity, Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery NOTES, Hybrid procedures combining endoscopy and laparoscopy, FDA regulators, Significantly reduced level of pain and discomfort, No scar anti reflux procedure, Patients Who Gain Weight After Bariatric Surgery, NoScarSurgeons.com, Cost efficient reform programs, National Academy of Engineering, Need for partnership of engineering and healthcare, Increased incidence of disease and disability, Aging western societies, New treatment methods and devices, Increased patient populations, Six goals of the 21st-century healthcare system, Safe effective patient-centered timely efficient equita, Increased incidence of disease and disability, Complexity and cost of healthcare system, Improvements in services, Aging population, Severe shortages in skilled healthcare workers, Institute of Medicine IOM Washington DC, Rapid changes in medical technology and practice, Partnership of engineering and healthcare, Healthcare USA, Gastric bypass pouch and stoma reduction, Pouch enlargement or dilatation of the gastrojejunostom, Metabolic Diseases, Investigational device, Surgical obesity intervention, Morbid obesity, Body mass index of greater than 50, Nutrition Disorders, Overweight, LAGB banding costs $17,000 in the USA, Other bariatric weight loss operations cost $25,000 in , Diabetes is killing about 73,000 people in the U.S. eac, Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding LAGB, Randomized patient blinded prospective study, Overnutrition, Interventional, Hybrid Endoluminal Endolumenal Laparoscopic MIS
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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?
IIP > read on here > http://health.ucsd.edu…
…Through an advanced minimally-invasive procedure called laparoscopy, Andrew M. Lowy, M.D., chief of surgical oncology at Moores UCSD Cancer […]
Filed in Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic, Laparoscopic approach to colorectal cancer resection, Minimally invasive delivery of interventional oncology , Minimally invasive and open surgical procedures, Laparoscopic partial nephrectomy surgery, Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures, Laparoscopic endoscopic hybrid surgeries, Minimally Invasive Cryoablation, Removal of liver cysts and tumors, Benign or malignant, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Moores UC San Diego Cancer Center, Cysts structures that contain fluid, National Cancer Institute NCI, Advanced abdominal cancers, Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer, Chemo bath, Intraperitoneal hyperthermic perfusion, Keyhole procedure, Port-access, Laparoscopic permanent repair of Aortic Aneurysm, Laparoscopic vascular surgery instruments, Laparoscopic repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, Laparoscopic tools, Minimally invasive surgery techniques, Less-invasive, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, Laparoscopic fundoplication, Laparoscopic or open surgical procedures, Minimally invasive approach, Laparoscopy, Keyhole surgery, Laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy LSH, Establish fast and safe Pneumoperitoneum, Laparoscopic cholecystectomies, Laparoscopic nephrectomy, Laparoscopic technique, Laparoscopic nissen fundoplication procedure, Laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies, Laparoscopy Laparoscopic
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No Scar Not Far > GERD > New Hybrid Laparoscopic Endoluminal Treatment Options
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
If in May 2008 a patient needs to decide on how to treat GERD, what will be the treatment of choice? Will the patient go on the internet and look up state-of-the-art surgical treatment options? Will this accelerate adaptation of new minimally invasive techniques and will the physician community be responding in a pro-active attitude […]
Filed in Patients Who Gain Weight After Bariatric Surgery, Surgical obesity intervention, Keyhole surgery, Pouch enlargement or dilatation of the gastrojejunostom, Incisionless Natural Orifice Surgery, Gastrotomy Closure in NOTES, Weight Re-gain After Gastric Bypass, Incisionless Surgical Technique, Reduces Size of Stomach Pouch, Nutrition Disorders, Overweight, no external scars whatsoever, Obesity Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery MIS, no scars to remind of the operation, Minimally invasive brain aneurysm surgery, Overnutrition, Metabolic disorder, Other bariatric weight loss operations cost $25,000 in ,