The results of a small surgical trial demonstrate that elective transvaginal cholecystectomies are safe and suggest that the evolution of natural orifice surgery is constrained only by the development ...

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a minimally invasive procedure for gallbladder removal, and one of the most common surgical procedures worldwide. While the procedure has a very high success rate, 1 in ...

Rates of bile duct injury a year after gallbladder removal surgery were lower with laparoscopic procedures than robotic-assisted ones, a retrospective study of Medicare beneficiaries found.

BALTIMORE – After less than 30 minutes of surgery, Dr. Gina Massoglia removed Caren Eckwerth’s gallbladder by squeezing it out through a tiny incision in her belly button. A colleague followed with ...

Laparoscopy was one of the most significant surgical advances of the twentieth century and laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been recognized since 1987, when Phillipe Mouret performed the first ...

Carcinoid is a neoplasm originating from neuroendocrine Kulchitsky cells. They are capable of accumulation and excretion of bioactive amines and peptides. Most often these are serotonin, gastrin and ...

Removal of gallbladder can cause trouble with fat digestion, constipation or even diarrhoea, but these are all temporary side ...

So you think that little video camera in your closet is a marvel of miniaturization? Imagine trying to stick it through your navel. In what has become common procedure, doctors are performing surgery ...

Gurgaon (Haryana) [India] November 11: Miracles Healthcare, a premier multi-specialty healthcare provider, is setting new standards in innovative medical treatment with its advanced laparoscopic ...

Santiago Horgan, MD, chief of minimally invasive surgery at UC San Diego Medical Center, who performed some of the gallbladder surgeries, agrees that the trial has provided the necessary evidence. "We ...