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Esophageal Cancer Awareness
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 11, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Mark Strozier
According to the American Cancer Institute, more than 16,000 esophageal cancer cases are presented every year in the US. It is crucial that the causes and symptoms of this under diagnosed, fatal cancer are brought to patients' attention.
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Supracervical Hysterectomy versus Total Hysterectomy
in Well Woman Blog, on November 6, 2007
...re, and body image whether they received supracervical or total abdominal hysterectomy. "Since laparoscopic hysterectomy techniques have not been carefully evaluated in randomized trials, it is u...
StomaphyX™: Novel Non-invasive Weight-Loss Surgery
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 23, 2007
...e Centre, New York .
StomaphyX™ has been performed on July 18 on five patients who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass in 2003 and had been gaining back some weight because of gradual expansion...
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES): Removed Gall Bladder with Minimal External Incisions
in Straightfromthedoc, on April 26, 2007
...l and into her body cavity. Using that endoscope (with minimal assistance from abdominally-inserted laparoscopic instruments), the gallbladder was detached and removed through the vagina, which was th...
LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System Has Fewer Complications than Gastric Bypass
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 27, 2007
... Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) are two bariatric surgical procedures performed in the United States for the treatment of mor...
ADEPT® Adhesion Reduction Solution [4% Icodextrin Solution], Approved by the USFDA
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 5, 2006
...Healthcare Corporation 's ADEPT® Adhesion Reduction Solution for use in gynecological laparoscopic procedures in the United States, has been recently approved by the USFDA.
ADEPT® , a 4...
LAP-BAND® Procedure Has Significant Benefits over Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass in the Morbidly Obese
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 5, 2006
...cedures for the seriously overweight, the LAP-BAND® System is less invasive and less risky than laparoscopic gastric bypass .
This finding has been reported at this year's American Society for...
da vinci: the robotic surgeon
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 18, 2006
...ree-dimensional imaging and eliminates the inverted manipulation of instruments usually required in laparoscopic procedures.
"The buzzword is 'more precise than humanly possible.' That&...
Questions you want to ask your surgeon
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 16, 2005
... question or a problem at night or on the weekend who will be there to assist me? . . .
If having a laparoscopic procedure: How often do you have to convert to an open procedure? How many of the open ...