May 17, 2011 — Laparoscopy independently predicts decreased mortality from colon resection even when controlling for multiple factors, according to the results of a retrospective cohort study ...

Initial results of the CLASICC trial have recently been presented in the Lancet by Guillou and co-workers. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection with those of ...

LINCOLN, Neb. & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Incision Corporation today announced the successful first-in-human use of its miniaturized robotically assisted surgical device (RASD) for ...

Ahmed Allawi, MD, and the hospital's colorectal surgery team, recently completed the first-ever single port (SP) robotic rectal resection and pouch creation surgery in the United States, giving new ...

Your best option for beating colon cancer — the second-leading cause of cancer death in the United States — is actually preventing it with regular colonoscopies. What happens, however, if you’ve ...

Low muscle quality and quantity are both predictive of poor outcomes in colon resection surgery, according to a new study published in JAMA Surgery. Carla Prado, a researcher in the University of ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Laparoscopic resection for colon cancer improves the odds that an elderly patient will be discharged home, rather than to a nursing facility, a new study suggests. "We are beginning ...

Colorectal cancer is a sobering diagnosis, but thanks to modern techniques offered by skilled and innovative faculty physicians at the Keck Medical Center of USC, the road to recovery is easier for ...

Small bowel resection surgery involves removing part or all of the small intestine when it becomes blocked or diseased. Doctors may perform laparoscopic surgery, which involves making three-to-five ...

CLINICAL experience with patients who have had massive bowel resection suggests that gastric hypersecretion may occur and can significantly affect the course. Summarized below are 2 cases in which an ...

PLEASANTON, Calif. & LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual Incision Corporation, a company developing advanced robotically assisted surgical devices, today announced that it has closed $11.2 million ...