Search Tag: minimally invasive surgery

IMAGING Management

2024 12 Jun

  Magnetic compression anastomosis (MCA), also known as Magnamosis, is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat obstructions in the biliary, oesophagal, colonic, and ureteric tracts, as well as for diversion procedures like gastrojejunostomy or jejunojejunostomy. The procedure involves two steps: first, placing rare-earth magnets at the ends...Read more

IT Management

2021 04 Feb

Today minimally invasive surgery is a widely adopted format in clinical practice due to its better efficiency in terms of pain management and recovery time compared to open surgery. However, the sealing of internal injuries remain a challenge under such procedures. A new medical patch designed by MIT researchers might be a solution to this problem...Read more

IT Management

2018 18 May

Several high-definition neuroendoscopes are commercially available, which have been valuable for achieving optimal results in less invasive surgery, but the smartphone revolution has now presented advanced technology and methodology. The integration of smartphone technology into endoscopy for performing minimally invasive neurosurgery is one of...Read more

Executive Health Management

2015 27 Mar

In a new analysis of surgical outcomes, it was revealed that greater use of minimally invasive surgery for certain common procedures can help reduce post-operative complications and can also reduce the nation's health care bill by hundreds of millions of dollars. The research was conducted by John Hopkins investigators and was published in JAMA-Surgery....Read more