Recent news on Laparoscopy

PROFNET WIRE: HEALTH & LIVING: Bariatric Surgery  -  25 May 2007
Earthtimes.orgPIOTR J. GORECKI, MD, FACS, medical director of the BROOKLYN CENTER FOR ADVANCED LAPAROSCOPY and director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at NEW YORK

Chapter of surgeons group at Breakers through Sunday  -  25 May 2007
Palm Beach Daily News,Just because it's high tech, whether laser or laparoscopy, you can't forget the basics," said Lynn, who will give opening remarks at 12:45 pm today.

Three-day conference on latest trends in Laparoscopy  -  May 9, 2007
Hindu,Coimbatore, May 10 (PTI): A three-day 'mid-term conference' is being held here from May 18 to update surgeons on newer frontiers in Minimal Access Surgery

AUA 2007 - Sunday Plenary Session: How are We Training the ...  -  May 20, 2007
UroToday,Only 49% of urologists in the Midwest do laparoscopy and less than 5% of their practice is dedicated to it. Only 15% felt that their residencies adequately

AUA 2007 - Transurethral Bladder Cryoablation in the Porcine Model  -  May 22, 2007
UroToday,ANAHEIM, CA (UroToday.com) - (ABST#800 Technology & Instruments: Laparoscopy, Ureteroscopy (III)) - Gregory Hruby and the group from Columbia,

FDA approves Virtual Ports laparoscopy device  -  Apr 26, 2007
Globes,Misgav Technology Center portfolio company Virtual Ports Ltd. has obtained US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its laparoscopy device,

Robotic Surgery With 3D In HD  -  May 3, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The da Vinci System offers improvement over conventional laparoscopy, in which the surgeon operates while standing, using hand-held, long-shafted

Hysterectomies part of trend using new robotic technology  -  Apr 27, 2007
Dayton Daily News (subscription),Robot-assisted surgery is the latest development in the larger trend toward laparoscopy, where surgeons make small incisions in the abdomen and insert thin

Bovie Medical Corporation Completes Acquisition of Remaining 50 ...  -  May 4, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),The combined market opportunity for arthroscopy, laparoscopy and bipolar instruments is estimated at over $500 million, worldwide.

New gallbladder removal procedure  -  May 20, 2007
News-Medical.net,..."Using recently developed High Dexterity instrumentation, we are now able to decrease the number of incisions required in routine laparoscopy,

Symmetry Medical to Present at Bank of America 2007 Smid Cap ...  -  May 8, 2007
Earthtimes.org...including arthroscopy, dental, laparoscopy, osteobiologic and endoscopy sectors and provides limited specialized products and services to non-healthcare

Minimally Invasive Surgery: Continued Growth Opens New Doors  -  May 1, 2007
Today's SurgiCenter,Laparoscopy is making waves in many arenas, particularly when it comes to removal of stubborn polyps, such as those that are flattened against the colon or

Arieh Shalhav appointed urology section chief at the University of ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
PressZoom (press release),He serves on the Laparoscopy Education Committee of the American Urological Association and has recently been selected President and host of the 2010 World

More Teen Girls Suffering From Endometriosis  -  May 18, 2007
CBS 5,Dr. Rock says "the best way to make a diagnosis is through a laparoscopy, where you actually look in the pelvis and you can see the implants and the disease

Emerging Role of Robotics in Urology  -  May 17, 2007
Express Healthcare Management,Three major advances aided by surgical robots have been advancement of laparoscopy, remote surgery, and minimally invasive surgery.

Doctors study operating through body's own openings for scar-free ...  -  May 15, 2007
Sauk Valley Newspapers,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy - which can get a patient

Gynaecologist faces civil claim  -  May 9, 2007
Legalbrief (subscription),...had perforated her bowel during a routine laparoscopy or laparotomy (removal of a large ovarian cyst) on March 25, 2004, at St George‘s Hospital.

IMA to 'supervise' academic medical research to avoid fraud  -  May 6, 2007
Jerusalem Post,...who underwent laparoscopy (keyhole surgery) for inguinal hernia was carried out only partially, with most of the data "fabricated" by the researchers.

Lights, camera, suction: operating's cutting edge  -  May 2, 2007
Sydney Morning Herald,Between 4000 and 5000 laparoscopy procedures - including surgery for bowel cancer, appendicitis, hernia repair and colon disease - are performed at Concord

A health chain to take ‘Care’  -  May 3, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Dr Tripathy, who would be heading the surgical gastro-enterology and laparoscopy unit of the hospital, said plans are afoot to add another 150 beds and

Laparoscopic gastric banding surgery improves insulin resistance  -  May 2, 2007
News-Medical.net,Departments of Family Medicine and Psychology, University of North Texas Health Science Center; Adam B. Smith, Laparoscopy, Bariatrics, and Surgery,

Scar-free surgery procedures explored  -  May 2, 2007
Leading The Charge,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy — which can get a patient

Endometriosis -- A Growing Problem for Young Girls  -  May 2, 2007
WTOL,..."The best way to make a diagnosis is through a laparoscopy where you actually look in through the pelvis and you can see the implants and the disease," Dr.

Medical device co EZsurgical raises $1.3m  -  May 2, 2007
Globes,The company’s first product is designed to manipulate and separate soft tissue during laparoscopy. Naiot Venture Accelerator graduate start-up EZsurgical

Medical devices still a hot investor sector in southeast  -  May 2, 2007
TechJournal South,It’s driving everything from laparoscopy products to minimally invasive balloon catheters and stents, all much less invasive than what’s been done in the

Lap Band Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Insulin Resistance  -  May 1, 2007
EndoNurse,Laparoscopy, Bariatrics, and Surgery, and David R. Phelps, Radiology Associates of Tarrant County, Fort Worth, Texas conducted the investigation.

Can I still have a baby after tying off?  -  Apr 29, 2007
Jamaica Observer,A diagnostic laparoscopy will help to evaluate the fallopian tubes to determine the status of the tubes and help you to determine if there is enough length

Scar-free surgery? Doctors study operating through body's own openings  -  May 1, 2007
Longview Daily News,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy -- which can get a patient

Scar-free surgery? Doctors study operating through body's own openings  -  Apr 29, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy – which can get a patient

Scar-Free Surgery Procedures Explored  -  Apr 29, 2007
FOX NewsRattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy _ which can get a patient

Scar-free surgery procedures explored  -  Apr 30, 2007
CBC Saskatchewan,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing the gall bladder and the appendix offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy — which

Scar-free surgery? Doctors study operating through body's natural ...  -  Apr 30, 2007
Eagle Tribune,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing the gall bladder and appendix offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy - which can

Doctors study operating without leaving a mark behind  -  Apr 30, 2007
SalemNews.com,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing the gall bladder and appendix offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy — which can

Body's openings make for scar-free surgery  -  Apr 29, 2007
DetNews.com,But the natural-opening approach holds the promise of going a step beyond that by eliminating the need for punctures left with laparoscopy.

Scar-free surgery via body's natural openings outlined  -  Apr 29, 2007
New Philadelphia Times Reporter,...nRattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy – which can get a patient

AP IMPACT: Doctors study operating through body's openings  -  Apr 29, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy , which can get a patient

Scar-free surgery procedures explored  -  Apr 29, 2007
Denver Post,Rattner questions whether a natural-opening approach for removing those organs offers enough of an improvement over laparoscopy—which can get a patient back

Doctors perform advanced laparoscopic surgery at DMCH  -  Apr 27, 2007
Ludhiana Newsline,...“Laparoscopy provides excellent intra-operative access and visualization with minimal post-operative morbidity. Since no large incision is made on a

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