A study in this week's issue of THE LANCET suggests that laparoscopy-assisted surgery to treat colon cancer could be more favourable than conventional open surgery, with the potential to reduce ...

In today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Mayo Clinic confirm the safety of a noninvasive type of surgery for colon cancer. Laparoscopy was first used to treat colon ...

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 ...

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