Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Laparoscopic colectomy has shown superiority in clinical trials to open colectomy, but most physicians still ...

Molecular Testing for Selection of Patients With Lung Cancer for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors: American Society of Clinical Oncology ...

Ryan Solum, 26, still can’t believe that Dr. David Sheldon operated and removed his entire colon through the few small incisions in his abdomen. “I was amazed they could do such a major surgery ...

May 3, 2009 — New research has confirmed that short-term complications are less likely in patients who undergo laparoscopic colectomy compared with open colectomy. The finding was announced at the ...

Nowadays laparoscopic right hemicolectomy is widely accepted as the standard of care for benign and malignant colon disease. There are wide variations among laparoscopic techniques. One of the most ...

CHICAGO -- Colon cancer surgery using a laparoscope, a minimally invasive technique still under review for its long-term effectiveness, offers few short-term benefits compared to traditional surgery ...

Despite minimally invasive surgery yielding countless benefits for patients, many physicians are hesitant to adopt the techniques over more conservative options. Deborah S. Keller, MD, a surgeon ...

A fast-track approach has already been found to be beneficial for patients undergoing open colectomy. This report extends the benefits of this minimalist approach to patients undergoing laparoscopic ...

The aim of the study was to compare the short-term surgical outcomes of robotic right colectomy (RRC) with laparoscopic right colectomy (LRC) for colon cancer, to evaluate the safety and feasibility ...