The 5-year recurrence rates, incidence of incisional hernias, and quality-of-life outcomes did not differ significantly ...

Colostomies have traditionally been done with open surgeries, but laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive option that can help limit pain, recovery time, and possible complications. A laparoscopic ...

How does laparoscopic surgery compare with open surgery for elective procedures in patients with diverticulitis? The investigators conducted a randomized trial that compared the results of 54 patients ...

Finland: A five-year follow-up of the Laparoscopic vs Open Adhesiolysis for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction (LASSO) randomized clinical trial has found no significant long-term advantage of ...

Compared to open hemihepatectomy, the laparoscopic approach resulted in faster recovery time and higher quality of life, researchers found. Treatment with laparoscopic hemihepatectomy (resection, or ...

Biliary atresia affects newborns when bile ducts become blocked, leading to liver damage that often requires transplants—a new study evaluates an alternative to traditional open surgery. Nagoya ...

If colorectal cancer is found through screening, surgery is quickly scheduled to remove the tumor. The standard open surgery could take a full week of hospitalization, but a less invasive procedure ...

Laparoscopy, a minimally invasive surgical option, can be a more efficient alternative to traditional abdominal surgery, which requires larger incisions and lengthier recovery times, according to a ...

A private hospital successfully performed complex laparoscopic surgery on a Sikkim woman, previously facing unsuccessful surgeries. The patient had complications from a slipped gallbladder stone. PSRI ...

Doctors at Sawai Man Singh hospital successfully performed complex laparoscopic surgery on an 11-year-old boy with a rare congenital diaphragmatic hernia. This unusual right-sided case involved major ...