Initial results of the CLASICC trial have recently been presented in the Lancet by Guillou and co-workers. This study aimed to compare the short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection with those of ...
Although in the past decade there have been numerous reports on laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer, the majority of these are retrospective. The few published prospective randomized trials ...
Correcting inequalities in implementation of minimally invasive surgical resection has the potential to reduce inequalities in colon cancer outcomes.
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health successfully completed its first full-thickness resection device procedure.  During a routine screening colonoscopy, a neuroendocrine tumor was identified ...
Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) of colorectal cancer has become more popular in the past two decades. Laparoscopic colectomy has been accepted as an alternative standard approach in colon cancer, ...
Al Suwaiq Hospital recently succeeded in conducting the first laparoscopic colon resection in its history. The surgery set a ...
Colostomies have traditionally been done with open surgeries, but laparoscopic surgery offers a less invasive option that can help limit pain, recovery time, and possible complications. A laparoscopic ...