Laparoscopic or "minimally invasive" surgery is a specialized technique for performing surgery. In the past, this technique was commonly used for gynecologic surgery and for gall bladder surgery. Over ...

Unlike conventional procedures that require large incisions, minimally invasive surgeries are performed through tiny openings ...

While robotic laparoscopic surgical systems do make certain procedures safer and less invasive, those systems are still operated by human surgeons. Now, however, a surgical robot has performed a ...

Despite rapid strides in minimally invasive surgical techniques -- most notably, laparoscopy -- traditional open surgery remains the most common surgical option across the United States for people ...

The key players in the global laparoscopic instruments market are Olympus Corporation (Japan), Karl Storz SE & Co. KG (Germany), Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. (US), Fujifilm Holdings Corporation ...

Is there a difference in the likelihood of intestinal obstruction after laparoscopic vs open colorectal surgery? To answer this question, the authors performed a meta-analysis of 58,133 patients who ...

In gastrointestinal surgery, robotics has moved beyond being a technological advancement to becoming a preferred approach for ...

A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human—a significant step toward fully automated surgery on humans. Designed by a team of Johns ...

Laparoscopic surgery is a type of “minimally invasive” surgery involving very small incisions (0.5-1cm) as opposed to traditional surgery which uses larger cuts. In a laparoscopic procedure, the ...

Despite rapid strides in minimally invasive surgical techniques -- most notably, laparoscopy -- traditional open surgery remains the most common surgical option across the United States for people ...