Laparoscopic colectomy is an underused procedure for the treatment of colovesical fistulas despite the fact that this technique is associated with better outcomes including lower mortality, lower ...

When Wanda Cook went to Houston Northwest Medical Center last March to have a single-incision laparoscopic colectomy, she had no idea she would be the first at the hospital to receive the new ...

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 ...

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 ...

This study of immediate outcome after a commonly performed surgical gastrointestinal procedure showed no early advantage for robotic compared with laparoscopic surgery. The study was performed in the ...

Adding to the clinical benefits and improved patient outcomes associated with minimally invasive surgery, Medtronic highlighted a study published in the March 25 online edition of JAMA Surgery. The ...

Study Shows Patients Who Underwent Laparoscopic Colon Resections Left Hospital Faster, Required Significantly Less Follow Up Care and Fewer Medicines Than Patients Who Underwent Open Surgery Adding to ...

They examined 4,160 patients. The study found that laparoscopic colectomy procedures resulted in $6,689 cost-savings for payers. Open surgery totaled $29,753 compared to $23,064 for the laparoscopic ...

Some laparoscopic surgeries are significantly less expensive for hospitals to execute than traditional open procedures. Use of the procedure can save money expended by the provider and lost ...

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 ...

This editorial will serve as both a technical review for Jayne et al's article published in this issue on the long-term results of the United Kingdom Medical Research Council (UK MRC) Conventional ...