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Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery for Colorectal Liver Metastasis Reduces Complications Without Affecting Long-Term Cancer Outcomes

An individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA) found that patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) to ...
Medical Dialogues

Laparoscopic Resection May Improve Outcomes in Acute Colonic Obstruction, suggests study

A new study published in the journal of BMC Surgery showed that in a group of chosen patients with sudden blockage in the ...
Cancer Therapy Advisor

Postop Morbidity Lower With Laparoscopic Versus Open Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases

For patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) is associated with lower postoperative morbidity than open liver resection (OLR), with similar long-term ...
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New Technique of Laparoscopic Colon Surgery Pioneered in Pittsburgh: Highly Successful for a Broad

Pittsburgh, PA, 1st September, 2009 A new technique of laparoscopic colon surgery pioneered by Dr. David Blumberg, a colon surgeon at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has paved the way for ...
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Prospective study compares three robotic platforms for colon resection

Since the introduction of the Da Vinci ® robotic system, robot-assisted colon resection has gained popularity because of its the potential technical advantages. Recently, two new CE-marked platforms ...

Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people. What does that mean for detection and surgical treatment options?

Diagnostic and surgical approaches to treating the disease are evolving — just as rates are spiking. Learn how the surgical ...
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Higher vitamin D levels found to cut bowel resection risk with IBD

An increased serum level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH]D) is independently associated with a lower risk for bowel resection with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published ...