This is one of the largest series of laparoscopy-assisted and total laparoscopy operations presented so far. [9 13] In contrast to other publications, we did not exclude patients who were part of our ...

Natural body orifices such as the vagina and rectum offer concealed access points for potentially scar-free laparoscopic surgery (so-called 'natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery'). Gill and ...

Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. This may be used to treat women with various conditions including chronic pelvic pain, heavy periods, fibroids, or cancer of the uterus or the ...

The first laparoscopic splenectomy in a child was performed by Tulman in 1993 [1]. During the following years laparoscopic splenectomy became a gold standard in many centres [2, 3]. In our department ...

If skin is the body's fortress against germ invaders, shouldn't minimally invasive surgeries -- operations guided by camera probes, conducted entirely within the abdomen -- carry less risk for serious ...

An advanced technique devised by a Vietnamese doctor for thyroid laparoscopy is bringing doctors from other countries to Vietnam. Doctor Hassan Uthman Uthman Alghamdi, general surgery consultant at ...

Hysterectomy is performed for a variety of benign conditions that have not responded to conservative management, including heavy menstrual bleeding, symptomatic uterine fibroids, chronic pelvic pain ...