April 6, 2011 (San Antonio, Texas) — Surgeons at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, have devised a method to project a "laser roadmap" intraabdominally to visually guide surgeons in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An international group of experts published guidelines on hamstring lengthening surgery and anterior distal ...

Drivers who have GPS systems in their cars know how easy it is to get used to the confidence of knowing where to go. They also realize that it would be difficult, if not impossible, for them to go ...

SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Ricardo Funke, the chief of surgery at Clinica Las Condes in Santiago, Chile, had a new assistant during a laparoscopic surgery on Monday - an autonomous artificial ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major global health issue, with significant morbidity and mortality rates. As the sixth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, HCC ...

NB: This will be the subject of an embargoed virtual news briefing Dr Antonio Esgueva at 14.00 hrs CET on Tuesday 15 November. Barcelona, Spain: Using ultrasound to guide surgery for patients with ...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) affects an estimated 13 million Americans, and while more than 2.7 million are clinically indicated for surgery, there are only 580,000 procedures performed every year.

Successful surgery for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) relies upon complete tumor removal and safe preservation of the fragile nerves in the vicinity. Both are challenging. Fluorescence ...

As many as 40% of lumpectomies leave positive margins that necessitate a second surgery, but a novel fluorescent imaging agent used along with a direct visualization system may improve complete ...