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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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Gallbladder Removal > Through the Mouth > Few Adverse Effects > Northwestern University > Transgastric > Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery NOTES > Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons SAGES > USGI > Covidien > Power Medical > Karl Storz Endoscopy America > Ethicon Endo-Surgery

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Will NOTES patients compared with patients who undergo laparoscopic procedures have even shorter length of stay in the hospital and even more of a favorable recovery in terms of pain? Will it take a large number of patients to show these improvements? Does going through the stomach make more sense than going through the rectum?
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New minimally invasive hybrid procedure > Mitral valve replacement > Pioneering Surgery > Restores Heart Patient’s Quality of Life > Available at only four hospitals nationwide > Saves lives > Reduces complication risks

Friday, February 29, 2008

Does the minimally invasive nature of the hybrid procedure reduce the risk of surgery-related complications and death? Will the new hybrid technique result in less scarring ? Does less bleeding reduce the need for blood transfusions?

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Fifty-eight-year-old Roberta Ogden has a long history of heart problems. The mother of three and […]

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