Those who had tumors removed from their livers with keyhole surgery had fewer complications, a better quality of life and similar long-term oncologic outcomes, a new PhD thesis shows. In many patients ...

Keyhole surgery for heart valve repair may trump robotic surgery, because it is associated with lower rates of subsequent heart flutter and blood transfusions, and a shorter hospital stay, reveals ...

The use of keyhole surgery to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is both clinically and cost effective and should be adopted more widely, concludes a randomised trial published by The BMJ today ...

Clinically, the chosen approach aimed to reduce surgical trauma, blood loss and post‑operative pain, and to speed recovery ...

A study conducted by cognitive scientists at Macquarie University, published in Human Movement Science, found that highly experienced surgeons who perform minimally invasive surgery (MIS), also known ...

Over 150 medical professionals completed a surgical skills workshop in Nairobi, enhancing access to advanced public healthcare services at Mama Lucy Hospital.

BARCELONA, Spain — Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of early lung cancer leads to better in-hospital patient outcomes than open lobectomy without compromising oncologic ...

"Keyhole" arthroscopic surgery should rarely be used to repair arthritic knee joints, a panel of international experts says in new clinical guidelines. Clinical trials have shown that keyhole surgery ...