Historically, invasive, large incisions were necessary to perform “open” abdominal surgical procedures. While effective, this method increased the possibility of multiple complications, including post ...

NORTH HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien (NYSE: COV), a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced the worldwide launch of the SILS™ Stitch articulating suturing device for ...

Hackensack Meridian Children's Health pediatric general surgeon Margaret M. McGuire, M.D, FACS,FAAP., was the first surgeon at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical ...

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 ...

Nowadays, laparoscopic adrenalectomy is the gold standard in the management of adrenal gland tumours qualified for surgical treatment. There are multiple reports univocally proving the superiority of ...

Gall bladder removal is commonly done through a few tiny incisions and several laparoscopic tools, but Dr. Jerry Stirman at Rex Hospital can do the procedure with one tiny incision in the belly button ...

Having surgery today is a vastly different experience than it was just a few decades ago. As recently as the 1990s, undergoing an operation of any kind would entail a large incision necessitating an ...

Some individuals in need of surgery for conditions such as gallbladder removal, appendectomy, removal of portions of the intestines or hernia repair may no longer require multiple incisions or ...

Having surgery today is a vastly different experience than it was just a few decades ago. As recently as the 1990s, undergoing an operation of any kind would entail a large incision necessitating an ...