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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

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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 […]

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Open Aortic Stapler OAS > Mechanical vascular anastomotic device > For open surgery graft-aorta anastomosis > Connecting AAA graft to aortic neck > One-shot sutureless anastomosis > ES Vascular Ltd > Medical device start-up raised $3 million from private investors > Alternative to stent-grafting EVAR > May eliminate up to 90% of suturing time > Reduce cross clamping and overall operative times > Calcified aorta hampers development of vascular stapling technology

Monday, March 31, 2008

How does the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore PC evaluate the continued failure rates of stent-graft repair? Why do most practitioners feel that choosing between endovascular repair with endoleaks or EVAR graft migration and open surgical repair is a toss up considering the complexity of EVAR? Is it time for a combination […]

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