Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Highlighted
Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry are coming together for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer. The first two days of the meeting focus on treatments for liver, kidney, bone and lung tumors. The...3D ultrasound device poised to advance minimally invasive surgery
Three-dimensional ultrasound probes built by researchers at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering have imaged the beating hearts of dogs. The engineers said their demonstration showed that the probes could give surgeons a better view during human endoscopic surgeries in which operations are performed through tiny "keyhole" incisions. If the probes prove beneficial in human testing, the advanc...Minimally Invasive Ear Implant Procedures Are Better
Cochlear implants for ears, which are done in a minimally invasive procedure, are better than those done following the traditional way. Researchers from University of Texas Health Science Center will present this research finding // at the 109th Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Traditional cochlear implantation involv...Any Form Of Minimally Invasive Surgery- Name It & They Do It!
The Madras Institute of Trauma (MIOT) deserves to be called the only health care center in the Country to use minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for all kinds of surgeries. // Thanks to the 4 cm cut and a guided camera that provides 40 fold magnification of a specific body part on the screen. Surgeries conducted on the kidney, spleen, liver, cardiac bypass, surgical excision of brain tumor, spinal...Minimally Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery Minimize the Treatment Timings
Diagnosed with a carcinoid tumor, Barbara Wolfe underwent surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to have the upper lobe of her right lung and the lymph nodes in her chest// removed. But the 54-year-old exercise instructor lost little time before going back to work, thanks to the minimally invasive procedure. 'I went home (from the hospital) the next day, and the fifth day I was back a...Minimally Invasive Procedure Restores Sagging Facial Skin without Heavy Lifting
As the aging process begins, the skin starts to thin and it loses its ability to maintain its firmness. Changes in underlying support structures appear as sagging// , deep creases, folds and wrinkles. Until recently, the only way to reduce those problems and tighten the skin was a facelift, which must be done in a hospital or surgical center under general anesthesia and can have a long recovery p...New, Minimally-Invasive Surgery for the Morbidly Obese
Three studies presented at the 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology demonstrated that transoral endoscopic surgical// techniques – entering the abdomen through oral cavities such as the nose and mouth – can be successful in both bovine and human patients. Further, patients who underwent endoscopic-guided transoral gastroplasty for morbid obesity showed signs...Minimally Invasive Hip Instruments
Description:The Minimally Invasive Hip Instruments are specifically designed to facilitate THA through a mini-incision using a posterior-lateral incision. The comprehensive set of instruments helps reduce the complexity of a minimally invasive THA by optimizing exposure and access to the hip while protecting the delicate soft tissue structures....